Low Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review

By N. Berkman, Stacey L. Sheridan, Katrina E. Donahue, David J. Halpern, Karen Crotty. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2011

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Subfields: General Health Professions, Oncology, Periodontics

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Development of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): a new measure of understandability and actionability for print and audiovisual patient information. (2014, background): “strongly associated with poorer use of health care and subsequent health outcomes, leading to higher use of emergency departments and inpatient beds [2–4].”
Standardization of the depression screener patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) in the general population. (2013, background): “Previous studies concluded that people with mental health issues should have the opportunity to make informed decisions, in partnership with their practitioners [44–46].”
The grounded psychometric development and initial validation of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) (2013, background): “Low health literacy has been reported to be associated with increased mortality [5,6], hospitalisation [7,8], lower use of preventive healthcare services [9], poor adherence to prescribed medications [10], difficulty communicating with health professionals [11], and poorer knowledge about disease pr”
Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) (2013, neutral): “The concept has gained increasing attention both in research and practice due to its close association to the social determinants of health [2], health behavior and health outcomes [3], health service use [4] and quality of health systems as well as capacity building for professionals [5].”
Social Determinants of Risk and Outcomes for Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2015, background): “Low health literacy and numeracy might in part mediate the relationship between lesser education and CVD, with low health literacy associated with having less than a high school education and with poor health outcomes.(20) Interventions that improve self-care behavior, risk factor control, or cardio”
Mental Health Literacy (2016, background): “Recent research continues to demonstrate that poor HL is related to numerous negative health and social outcomes, including but not limited to: increased rates of chronic illness; decreased use of health services; increased health care costs; and early mortality.(13,14) The WHO has identified that H”
Public Health and Online Misinformation: Challenges and Recommendations. (2019, neutral): “440 Swire-Thompson Lazer”
The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy: Results From the Dutch Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2013, background): “However, most studies to date have been performed among patients with somatic diseases, and less evidence is available for the association between health literacy and mental health (Berkman et al., 2011).”
Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status (2013, background): “…links from mathematics and reading ability to SES might be explained by the associations, noted above, between high mathematics and reading ability and variables that may improve SES, such as health literacy (Berkman et al., 2011) and management of personal finances (Agarwal & Mazumder, 2013).”