Health Literacy Interventions in cancer care: A review of systematic reviewsBACKGROUND. Health literacy (HL), refers to the cognitive and social qualities that influence an individual's motivation and capacity to acquire, comprehend, and apply information to improve their own health. Therefore, ...
Specifically, our aim was to review the strength of evidence, outcomes assessed, and intervention modalities within the existing literature reporting health literacy interventions in cancer. Our search yielded 1036 records (prevention/screening n = 174; diagnosis/treatment n = 862). Following ...
Health literacy may influence the efficacy of print-based public health interventions. A key part of the U.K. cancer control strategy is to provide informa... EM Boxell,SG Smith,M Morris,... - 《J Health Commun》 被引量: 37发表: 2012年 Cancer control research and literacy. Low literacy...
Through this correspondence, we discuss the poor cancer screening coverage in India and the research gap in health literacy in Indian context. Without an understanding of the distribution of the components of health literacy and the development of context-specific interventions for improvement, it will...
CONCLUSIONS: Low literacy is associated with several adverse health outcomes. Future research, using more rigorous methods, will better define these relationships and guide developers of new interventions.This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Similar...
As a result, promoting health literacy is now a public health goal in many countries and interventions to improve health literacy are often prioritized [10, 11]. This is particularly true for China. In 2008, the Chinese government conducted a survey titled “National Health Literacy Surveillance...
In this review, we assess current evidence and identify knowledge gaps regarding cardiovascular disparities among patients diagnosed with prevalent cancers, particularly breast and prostate cancer. These target populations are focal points for interventions that could yield the highest impact. Additionally, ...
The evidence from other health literacy interventions, though they are few, points in a promising direction: increases in health literacy are associated with increases in knowledge, self-efficacy for screening, and engagement in cancer preventing behaviors (Lindau et al., 2006, von Wagner et al.,...
Health literacyCommunicationWe examine the role of health literacy in colorectal cancer screening in England.Almost one in three English adults aged 60–75 have limited health literacy skills.Low literacy is a barrier to colorectal cancer screening participation in England.Interventions are...
The results of this study highlight the importance of diverse cultural beliefs and practices as factors that should be taken into consideration when tailoring interventions to improve asthma outcomes in vulnerable populations, including patients from ethno-cultural communities. 展开 ...