Objective: To systematically review US studies examining the prevalence of limited health
literacy and to synthesize these findings by evaluating demographic associations in pooled …

This article aimed to provide a descriptive review of the psychometric properties and
conceptual dimensions of published health literacy measurement tools. PsycINFO and …

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals are able to access and process basic
health information and services and thereby participate in health-related decisions. Limited …

Objective: To provide an evidence-based review of plausible causal pathways that could
best explain well-established associations between limited health literacy and health …

Background: Emergency department visits and rehospitalization are common after hospital
discharge. Objective: To test the effects of an intervention designed to minimize hospital …

Background Institutional review boards (IRBs) are charged with safeguarding potential
research subjects with limited literacy but may have an inadvertent role in promulgating …

Objective: To examine the mechanisms linking health literacy to physical activity and
selfreported health. Methods: From 2005-2007, patients (N= 330) with hypertension were …

Objective To evaluate the effect of a video decision support tool on the preferences for future
medical care in older people if they develop advanced dementia, and the stability of those …

Rationale: Although inadequate health literacy has been associated with lower asthma
medication knowledge and worse metered-dose inhaler (MDI) technique, the relationship …

BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy may be a contributing factor to racial disparities in
health care. This study examined the mediating effect of limited health literacy on the …