"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".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 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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The Multidimensionality of Low Health Literacy in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of International Studies. Clin Nurs Res. 2023 02; 32(2):270-277.
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The impact of health literacy on shared decision making before elective surgery: a propensity matched case control analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Dec 12; 18(1):958.
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Health Literacy in Older Latinos With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2017 Mar/Apr; 32(2):125-134.
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Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Lifestyle Improvement Through Food and Exercise (LIFE) Study. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017; 28(1):463-486.
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Financial and Health Literacy Predict Incident Alzheimer's Disease Dementia and Pathology. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017; 56(4):1485-1493.
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Association of financial and health literacy with cognitive health in old age. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2017 Mar; 24(2):186-197.
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The impact of health literacy in the care of surgical patients: a qualitative systematic review. BMC Surg. 2015 Jul 17; 15:86.
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Readability evaluation of Internet-based patient education materials related to the anesthesiology field. J Clin Anesth. 2015 Aug; 27(5):401-5.
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Relationship of health literacy to intentional and unintentional non-adherence of hospital discharge medications. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Feb; 27(2):173-8.