"Health Literacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D057220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.726.407.229.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Literacy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Literacy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Literacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Sentell T, Foss-Durant A, Patil U, Taira D, Paasche-Orlow MK, Trinacty CM. Organizational Health Literacy: Opportunities for Patient-Centered Care in the Wake of COVID-19. Qual Manag Health Care. 2021 Jan/Mar 01; 30(1):49-60.
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França AS, Pirkle CM, Sentell T, Velez MP, Domingues MR, Bassani DG, Câmara SMA. Evaluating Health Literacy among Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Women from a Low-Income Area of Northeast Brazil. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 11 27; 17(23).
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Katzmarzyk PT, Martin CK, Newton RL, Apolzan JW, Arnold CL, Davis TC, Price-Haywood EG, Denstel KD, Mire EF, Thethi TK, Brantley PJ, Johnson WD, Fonseca V, Gugel J, Kennedy KB, Lavie CJ, Sarpong DF, Springgate B. Weight Loss in Underserved Patients - A Cluster-Randomized Trial. N Engl J Med. 2020 09 03; 383(10):909-918.
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Soares GH, Santiago PHR, Michel-Crosato E, Jamieson L. The utility of network analysis in the context of Indigenous Australian oral health literacy. PLoS One. 2020; 15(6):e0233972.
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Sentell T, Vamos S, Okan O. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Literacy Research Around the World: More Important Than Ever in a Time of COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 26; 17(9).
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Echeverri M, Anderson D, Haas JM, Johnson ME, Serrano FSA, Nápoles AM. Testing the Preliminary Validity of a Multidimensional Framework for Studying the Effects of Cancer Health Literacy on Cancer Screening Behaviors among Diverse Populations. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 25; 17(9).
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Sentell T, Agner J, Pitt R, Davis J, Guo M, McFarlane E. Considering Health Literacy, Health Decision Making, and Health Communication in the Social Networks of Vulnerable New Mothers in Hawai'i: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 31; 17(7).
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Kostareva U, Albright CL, Berens EM, Levin-Zamir D, Aringazina A, Lopatina M, Ivanov LL, Sentell TL. International Perspective on Health Literacy and Health Equity: Factors That Influence the Former Soviet Union Immigrants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 03 24; 17(6).
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Vamos S, Okan O, Sentell T, Rootman I. Making a Case for "Education for Health Literacy": An International Perspective. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 02 24; 17(4).
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Weaver SB, Maneno M, Chijioke P, Barsh D, Mayaka R. Factors Associated With Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in an Urban Community. Sr Care Pharm. 2019 Oct 01; 34(9):604-612.