"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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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Okatch H, Pitts E, Ritchey E, Givler K, Kuon M. Readability levels and thematic content analysis of online and printed lead poisoning informational materials. BMC Public Health. 2021 10 17; 21(1):1874.
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Tsiros MD, Vincent HK, Getchell N, Shultz SP. Helping Children with Obesity "Move Well" To Move More: An Applied Clinical Review. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2021 Jul 01; 20(7):374-383.
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Barbarite E, Shaye D, Oyer S, Lee LN. Quality Assessment of Online Patient Information for Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin. Aesthet Surg J. 2020 10 24; 40(11):NP636-NP642.
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Ladd IG, Gogoi RP, Bogaczyk TL, Larson SL. Cervical Cancer Patients' Willingness and Ability to Serve as Health Care Educators to Advocate for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake. J Cancer Educ. 2019 06; 34(3):608-613.
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Hernandez-Mekonnen R, Duggan EK, Oliveros-Rosen L, Gerdes M, Wortham S, Ludmir J, Bennett IM. Health Literacy in Unauthorized Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Risk of Developmental Delay in their Children. J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 10; 18(5):1228-31.
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Merandy K, Hardie T. Indicators of Health Literacy In Bladder Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of the Integrative Health Interview Series (IHIS). Urol Nurs. 2016 Jan-Feb; 36(1):37-43.
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Stefanacci RG, Reich S, Casiano A. Application of PACE Principles for Population Health Management of Frail Older Adults. Popul Health Manag. 2015 Oct; 18(5):367-72.
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Dominick GM, Friedman DB, Saunders RP, Hussey JR, Watkins KW. Factors associated with physical activity literacy among foster parents. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Mar; 36(2):179-92.