Health Literacy

"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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.726.407.229.500
Concept/Terms	Health Literacy Health Literacy Literacy, Health

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Literacy".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Education, Nonprofessional [I02.233]
Health Education [I02.233.332]
Consumer Health Information [I02.233.332.186]
Health Literacy [I02.233.332.186.500]
Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Communication [L01.143]
Information Literacy [L01.143.450]
Health Literacy [L01.143.450.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Health Education [N02.421.726.407]
Consumer Health Information [N02.421.726.407.229]
Health Literacy [N02.421.726.407.229.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Health Literacy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Literacy".

publications

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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.

Bar chart showing 78 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
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	5	1	6
2017	6	4	10
2018	4	1	5
2019	4	2	6
2020	10	1	11
2021	5	0	5
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	1	2
2024	4	0	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.

Yerram P, Edwards D, Norris KC, Molony D, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Landry DL. Practicing health equity in kidney care by establishing improved access to timely disease management and kidney replacement therapy options: from providers to patients. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):48-54.

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Lindly OJ, Wahl T, Stotts NM, Kirby BR, Asantewaa SM, Shui AM. Health literacy and COVID-19 pandemic impacts among adults in rural northern Arizona. Rural Remote Health. 2024 10; 24(4):9147.

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McGrew SJ, Thai JM, Woller SJ, Smit T, Rogers AH, Vujanovic AA, Zvolensky MJ. Posttraumatic Stress and Opioid Use and Pain among Individuals with Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Self-Reported Chronic Pain: The Role of Health Literacy. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(12):1695-1702.

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Downs J, Keeley J, Skoss R, Mills J, Nevill T, Schippers A, Lindly O, Thompson S. Perspectives on the essential skills of healthcare decision making in children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Int J Equity Health. 2024 Jun 07; 23(1):119.

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Lyra-Gonz?lez I, Cuello M, Anderson D, Echeverri M. Socioeconomic disparities and health literacy: Unraveling the impact on diagnostic and cancer care in Uruguay. J Cancer Policy. 2024 Jun; 40:100472.

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Dela Cruz R, Galbreath J, Butel J, Yamanaka AB, Wilkens LR, Aflague T, Coleman P, Shallcross L, McFall P, Novotny R. Social determinants of health literacy among parents and caregivers in the US-Affiliated Pacific. Health Promot Int. 2024 Feb 01; 39(1).

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Williams SA, Martin M, Hussey LC, Ojeda M, Carlson B, Keckler M. Are We Missing the Mark? Understanding Health Literacy in A Rural-Border Hospital. Clin Nurs Res. 2024 Jun; 33(5):326-333.

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Gutwein A, Han YY, Col?n-Semidey A, Alvarez M, Acosta-P?rez E, Forno E, Canino G, Apter A, Celed?n JC. Low parental numeracy and severe asthma exacerbations in a prospective study of Puerto Rican youth. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 06; 130(6):791-796.e2.

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Agner J, Meyer M, Kaukau TM, Liu M, Nakamura L, Botero A, Sentell T. Health Literacy, Social Networks, and Health Outcomes among Mental Health Clubhouse Members in Hawai'i. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 01 02; 20(1).

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Snyder LE, Phan DF, Williams KC, Piqueiras E, Connor SE, George S, Kwan L, Villatoro Chavez J, Tandel MD, Frencher SK, Litwin MS, Gore JL, Hartzler AL. Comprehension, utility, and preferences of prostate cancer survivors for visual timelines of patient-reported outcomes co-designed for limited graph literacy: meters and emojis over comics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 10 07; 29(11):1838-1846.

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