Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Maria D. Thomson, Abigail C. Mariani, April R. Williams, Arnethea L. Sutton, Vanessa B. Sheppard
Summary: This survey study explores the usage and satisfaction of telehealth services by adults in rural Virginia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Urszula Zwierczyk, Christoph Sowada, Mariusz Duplaga
Summary: Food choices are influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors, as well as biological, psychological, situational, and socio-cultural factors. Self-determination theory and thematic categories provide explanations for the motivations behind health behaviors and food choices. This study analyzed the determinants of food choices and found that motivations may be more important than abilities. Therefore, it is crucial to develop appropriate motivations and not just focus on providing knowledge and skills. When examining the determinants of health behaviors, it is necessary to consider motivations other than health motivations.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Peter Johannes Schulz, Annalisa Pessina, Uwe Hartung, Serena Petrocchi
Summary: The study investigated the association between objective and subjective health literacy through an online survey on depression and its treatments. It found that high objective health literacy levels are linked to beneficial health behaviors and the ability to recognize low-quality information on health websites. Only objective health literacy appears to have the potential to prevent individuals from falling victim to health misinformation.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mahsa Nazarnia, Fatemeh Zarei, Nasrin Rozbahani
Summary: This study designed and validated a questionnaire to assess media health literacy, which consists of 21 items and 5 domains. The questionnaire demonstrated good validity and reliability.
Article
Ophthalmology
Hilda Capo, Jane C. Edmond, Chrisfouad R. Alabiad, Ahmara G. Ross, Basil K. Williams, Cesar A. Briceno
Summary: Disparities in eye health and eye care often stem from a lack of understanding of ocular diseases and limited utilization of ophthalmic health services among different populations. This article highlights the significance of health literacy in improving health outcomes and discusses the current status of health literacy in visual health and existing disparities. It explores strategies to enhance health literacy and reduce disparities in visual health and eye care by promoting the dissemination of health information.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Chien-Chih Lin, Chun-Tung Kuo, Meng-Rung Tsai
Summary: The study found that interactive health literacy was associated with good self-rated health status among older Taiwanese adults, while other domains of health literacy were not associated with poor health status.
Article
Nursing
Wen Yan, Min Li, Ling Luo, Xiangqun Ju, Lisa Jamieson, Fan Liu
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health literacy (OHL) of nurses and explore the factors affecting their OHL. The results showed that there is room for improvement in nurses' OHL, and it can be improved by enriching their oral health knowledge, promoting positive oral health attitudes, increasing household income, and helping them build correct oral health behaviors.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ya-Ling Shih, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Pei-Shan Li, Chieh-Yu Liu
Summary: The study focused on investigating the validity and reliability of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (TLSA) Health Literacy Scale. The results showed that the scale had good internal consistency reliability, was significantly correlated with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Life Satisfaction Index, and had a three-factor structure.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alison Hicks
Summary: This paper highlights the importance of information literacy research in expanding understanding about health literacy, emphasizing the interconnectedness between the two fields. Through a narrative literature review, it emphasizes the theoretical and empirical connections between health literacy and information literacy, calling for the establishment of a shared research agenda to facilitate dialogue between the two fields.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Laura Leondina Campanozzi, Filippo Gibelli, Paolo Bailo, Giulio Nittari, Ascanio Sirignano, Giovanna Ricci
Summary: Healthcare in the third millennium relies heavily on technological devices and services, especially telemedicine. To effectively deliver digital medicine services, users need to be digitally literate. Through a literature review, we found that digital literacy is crucial in determining the effectiveness of telemedicine and digital medicine services, but with certain limitations.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wei Jeng, Yen-Ming Huang, Hsun-Yu Chan, Chi-Chuan Wang
Summary: This article discusses how health behaviors related to COVID-19 prevention measures, especially vaccination, can become channels for misinformation and disinformation, leading to an infodemic, where false information spreads more rapidly and widely than truthful, science-based information. It highlights the harmful implications of such events and explores issues related to scientific communication, public perception of information, and factors influencing individual decision-making.
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jonas Jin Hyong Baek, Gustavo Hermes Soares, Gabriela Cauduro da Rosa, Fabio Luiz Mialhe, Maria Gabriela Haye Biazevic, Edgard Michel-Crosato
Summary: This study examined the validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) in a sample of patients from a dental clinic setting. The results showed that the BR-eHEALS demonstrated good internal reliability, convergent validity, and measurement invariance, and was able to discriminate the levels of eHealth literacy among different age and education groups.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lourdes Marie S. Tejero, Kathryn Lizbeth L. Siongco, Paul Adrian V. Pinlac, Kim Carmela D. Co, Ma. Carmen C. Tolabing
Summary: This study conducted a baseline assessment of functional health literacy level using the FHL-5 Test among adults in the Philippines, revealing that majority of participants demonstrated FHL adequacy. Participants with higher education, involved in domestic service occupation, and residing in urban areas were more likely to exhibit FHL adequacy, while male participants and individuals aged 60 years or above were less likely to demonstrate FHL adequacy. The measurement of FHL adequacy can inform policies on health education methods and communication strategies.
Article
Linguistics
Mari D'Agostino, Egle Mocciaro
Summary: Recent migration to Europe has seen a large number of adult learners developing literacy skills for the first time in a new language, with a significant percentage coming from sub-Saharan Africa. A study on 774 migrants found that around 30% of them struggled with reading and writing short words. The research highlighted the importance of studying communication practices among these 'connected migrants', with a focus on multilingual writing on social media platforms like Facebook.
JOURNAL OF SECOND LANGUAGE WRITING
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michael Schneider, Rebecca Jaks, Daniela Nowak-Flueck, Dunja Nicca, Saskia Maria De Gani
Summary: The study found that mental health literacy is related to health literacy, health behavior, and health outcomes, with nearly half of respondents showing low MHL levels, particularly among older individuals and those facing financial deprivation. The importance of MHL for future interventions in public health, addressing mental health and MHL, was highlighted, with the need for a specific MHL tool to comprehensively investigate these relationships.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Ana Maria Lopez, Sandhya Pruthi, Judy C. Boughey, Marjorie Perloff, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Julie E. Lang, Michele Ley, Denise Frank, Josephine A. Taverna, H-H. Sherry Chow
CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH
(2016)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Ronald S. Weinstein, Anna R. Graham, Kristine A. Erps, Ana Maria Lopez
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2013)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Ronald S. Weinstein, Ana Maria Lopez, Elizabeth A. Krupinski
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2014)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ronald S. Weinstein, Ana Maria Lopez, Bellal A. Joseph, Kristine A. Erps, Michael Holcomb, Gail P. Barker, Elizabeth A. Krupinski
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Megan L. Robbins, Elizabeth S. Focella, Shelley Kasle, Ana Maria Lopez, Karen L. Weihs, Matthias R. Mehl
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Terry Badger, Chris Segrin, Alice Pasvogel, Ana Maria Lopez
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
(2013)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Linda K. Larkey, Patricia M. Herman, Denise J. Roe, Francisco Garcia, A. M. Lopez, J. Gonzalez, Prasadini N. Perera, Kathylynn Saboda
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2012)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Arnold J. Friedman, Zhao Chen, Patricia Ford, Cynda Ann Johnson, Ana Maria Lopez, Aryeh Shander, Jonathan H. Waters, David van Wyck
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2012)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Neil Charness, Patrick Boissy, George Demiris, Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Albert M. Lai, Ana Maria Lopez
TELEMEDICINE JOURNAL AND E-HEALTH
(2010)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jessica E. Haley, Scott E. Klewer, Brent J. Barber, F. John Meaney, Richard L. Donnerstein, Ronald S. Weinstein, Elizabeth Krupinski, Gregory Warda, Ana Maria Lopez, Daniela Lax
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2012)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Silvio Vega, Ivette Marciscano, Michael Holcomb, Kristine A. Erps, Janet Major, Ana Maria Lopez, Gail P. Barker, Ronald S. Weinstein
TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH
(2013)
Article
Primary Health Care
Steven Specter, Marc J. Kahn, Cathy Lazarus, Michael Prislin, Jeffrey G. Wong, Joseph O'Donnell, Wayne T. McCormack, Michael G. Kavan, Ana Maria Lopez, Alice House
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Megan L. Robbins, Ana Maria Lopez, Karen L. Weihs, Matthias R. Mehl
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Linda K. Larkey, Denise J. Roe, Karen L. Weihs, Roger Jahnke, Ana Maria Lopez, Carol E. Rogers, Byeongsang Oh, Jose Guillen-Rodriguez
ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2015)
