"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 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Relationship between material needs security and clinical outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes in Lebanon. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Apr; 186:109818.
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Preventing Home Medication Administration Errors. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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Contributions of social determinants of health to systolic blood pressure in United States adult immigrants: Use of path analysis to validate a conceptual framework. Chronic Illn. 2022 12; 18(4):757-769.
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The Experience of Chemotherapy Teaching and Readability of Chemotherapy Educational Materials for Women with Breast Cancer. J Cancer Educ. 2021 02; 36(1):47-55.
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Quality Assessment of Online Patient Information for Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin. Aesthet Surg J. 2020 10 24; 40(11):NP636-NP642.
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Factors influencing chemotherapy knowledge in women with breast cancer. Appl Nurs Res. 2020 12; 56:151335.
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Introducing a health information literacy competencies map: connecting the Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements to the Association of College & Research Libraries Framework. J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Jul 01; 108(3):420-427.
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Should Public Health Literacy Be a Core Requirement for College Students? J Public Health Manag Pract. 2020 Jul/Aug; 26(4):304-305.
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How good are doctors at plain English? BMJ. 2020 Mar 11; 368:m945.
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Development of a Clinical-Academic-Community Collaboration to Improve Health Literacy. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec; 11:2150132720957440.