"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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| Concept/Terms |
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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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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A Microsimulation of Well-Being and Literacy Interventions to Reduce Scam Susceptibility in Older Adults. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Dec; 42(12):2360-2370.
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Well-Being and Aging-Related Decline in Financial and Health Literacy in Advanced Age. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2023 08 28; 78(9):1526-1532.
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The Relationship of MRI-Derived Alzheimer's and Cerebrovascular-Related Signatures With Level of and Change in Health and Financial Literacy. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 12; 31(12):1129-1139.
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A review of clinical trials of advance care planning interventions adapted for limited health literacy. Palliat Support Care. 2022 08; 20(4):593-599.
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The Impact of Adherence and Health Literacy on Difficult-to-Control Asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 02; 10(2):386-394.
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Recognizing Inequity: A Critical Step of Health Literacy for People With Disability. Am J Occup Ther. 2021 Jul 01; 75(4).
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Correlates of Susceptibility to Scams in Community-Dwelling Older Black Adults. Gerontology. 2021; 67(6):729-739.
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Using an educational intervention to assess and improve disease-specific knowledge and health literacy and numeracy in adolescents and young adults with haemophilia A and B. Haemophilia. 2021 Mar; 27(2):229-236.
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Adverse Impacts of Declining Financial and Health Literacy in Old Age. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2021 11; 29(11):1129-1139.
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Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy and Distinct Longitudinal Profiles of Domain-specific Literacy. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2020 Oct-Dec; 34(4):299-305.