Measures of Health Literacy: Workshop Summary Pdf

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Edition: 1
Release: 2009-11-30
Publisher: National Academies Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0309139805
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Measures of Health Literacy pdf
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Health literacy--the ability for individuals to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions--is increasingly recognized as an important facet of health care and health outcomes. Although research on health literacy has grown tremendously in the past decade, there is no widely agreed-upon framework for health literacy as a determinant of health outcomes. Most instruments focus on assessing an individual's health literacy, yet the scope of health literacy reaches far beyond an individual's skills and abilities. Health literacy occurs in the context of the health care system, and therefore measures of health literacy must also assess the demands and complexities of the health care systems with which patients interact. For example, measures are needed to determine how well the system has been organized so that it can be navigated by individuals with different levels of health literacy and how well health organizations are Download Measures of Health Literacy for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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