Background: Health care systems in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face
considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable, and universally accessible …

Screening for social determinants of health allows health care teams to assess and address
social factors that influence one's health, mental health, and access to care. These social …

Objectives To investigate the relationship between functional health literacy and glycaemic
control in a sample of older patients with type 2 diabetes. Design Cross-sectional study …

Background The insufficiency of health literacy negatively affects the national economy as it
leads to increased health service expenditure. It is very important for individuals to have …

Background Health literacy comprises the ability to identify, obtain, interpret and act upon
health information. Low health literacy is a major risk factor for hospitalizations, use of …

ObjectiveThe present work aimed at cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the health
literacy assessment tool Newest Vital Sign (NVS) in general population (GP) and highly …

Low health literacy is known to be a 'silent killer'. This can be tackled by closing the gaps
between health messages and health messengers by using simplified language and …

Introduction. Oral health is one of the most important issues in public health. Most
educational interventions, as the primary prevention strategy, are focused on increasing …

Introdução O letramento funcional em saúde (LFS) diz respeito à habilidade dos indivíduos
em compreender as informações relacionadas à saúde e está relacionado a diversos …

Objective: To investigate the evidence of content validity and reliability of the Brazilian
version of the Nutritional Literacy Scale (NLS) after the cultural adaptation process. Methods …