Measuring health literacy: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of instruments from 1993 to 2021

M Tavousi, S Mohammadi, J Sadighi, F Zarei… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background It has been about 30 years since the first health literacy instrument was
developed. This study aimed to review all existing instruments to summarize the current …

Health literacy among university students: a systematic review of cross-sectional studies

L Kühn, P Bachert, C Hildebrand, J Kunkel… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview of cross-sectional
studies that examined health literacy among university students and to identify possible …

Health literacy is associated with health behaviour and self-reported health: A large population-based study in individuals with cardiovascular disease

A Aaby, K Friis, B Christensen… - European journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Health literacy may constitute a modifiable determinant of health behaviour and
affect cardiovascular disease prevention. This study investigates the associations between …

The role of health literacy in explaining the association between educational attainment and the use of out-of-hours primary care services in chronically ill people: a …

T Jansen, J Rademakers, G Waverijn, R Verheij… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is persistently associated with poor health and
suboptimal use of healthcare services, and more unplanned healthcare use. Suboptimal use …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health literacy as a predictor of awareness, engagement, and use of a national web-based personal health record: population-based survey study

C Cheng, E Gearon, M Hawkins, C McPhee… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Web-based personal health records (PHRs) have the potential to improve the
quality, accuracy, and timeliness of health care. However, the international uptake of web …

Health literacy in Indigenous people with chronic disease living in remote Australia

H Rheault, F Coyer, L Jones, A Bonner - BMC health services research, 2019 - Springer
Background Health literacy is strongly associated with health outcomes and is important for
health policy and service delivery. Low health literacy was reported in 59% of Australian …

Application of validity theory and methodology to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): building an argument for validity

M Hawkins, GR Elsworth, RH Osborne - Quality of life research, 2018 - Springer
Background Data from subjective patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are now
being used in the health sector to make or support decisions about individuals, groups and …

Using co-design to develop interventions to address health literacy needs in a hospitalised population

RL Jessup, RH Osborne, R Buchbinder… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background Health literacy describes the cognitive and social skills which determine the
motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in …

[HTML][HTML] Older patients' competence, preferences, and attitudes toward digital technology use: explorative study

R Terp, L Kayser, T Lindhardt - JMIR human factors, 2021 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background: Malnutrition is prevalent in older patients, which is associated with severe
consequences such as a decline in functional status, increased risk of readmission, and …

The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) at the patient-clinician interface: a qualitative study of what patients and clinicians mean by their HLQ scores

M Hawkins, SD Gill, R Batterham, GR Elsworth… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) has nine scales that each
measure an aspect of the multidimensional construct of health literacy. All scales have good …