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 73 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2017 and 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	9	1	10
2021	5	0	5
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	1	2
2024	1	0	1

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

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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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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Tofaeono V, Tong K, Sy A, Cassel K, Pagano I, Ka'opua LSI, Scanlan L, Thompson L, Vaofanua T, McCutchan JB, Tofaeono V. Validation of the Short-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults for the Samoan Population. Health Lit Res Pract. 2022 10; 6(4):e247-e256.

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Kostareva U, Albright CL, Berens EM, Klinger J, Ivanov LL, Guttersrud ?, Liu M, Sentell TL. Health literacy in former Soviet Union immigrants in the US: A mixed methods study. Appl Nurs Res. 2022 10; 67:151598.

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Lindly OJ, Cabral J, Mohammed R, Garber I, Mistry KB, Kuhlthau KA. "I Don't Do Much Without Researching Things Myself": A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Role of Parent Health Literacy in Autism Services Use for Young Children. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Aug; 52(8):3598-3611.

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Patil U, Kostareva U, Hadley M, Manganello JA, Okan O, Dadaczynski K, Massey PM, Agner J, Sentell T. Health Literacy, Digital Health Literacy, and COVID-19 Pandemic Attitudes and Behaviors in U.S. College Students: Implications for Interventions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 03 23; 18(6).

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Sentell TL, Agner JL, Davis J, Mannem S, Seto TB, Valente TW, Vawer M, Taira DA. Social networks in patients hospitalized with preventable conditions for heart disease and diabetes in Hawai'i by health literacy. Chronic Illn. 2022 09; 18(3):517-531.

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Kostareva U, Albright CL, Berens EM, Polansky P, Kadish DE, Ivanov LL, Sentell TL. A Multilingual Integrative Review of Health Literacy in Former Soviet Union, Russian-Speaking Immigrants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 01 14; 18(2).

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