"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".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 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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Health literacy and eating disorder pathology in women with food insecurity: A preliminary cross-sectional study. Eat Behav. 2023 04; 49:101727.
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Spanish Adaptation and Evaluation of Clinical Discussion Guides: Communicating the External Beam Radiotherapy Experience (CEBRE) en Español. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 05 01; 116(1):166-175.
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Hospital Discharge Instructions: Characteristics, Accessibility, and National Guideline Adherence. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Nov 01; 12(11):959-970.
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Readability of online patient education materials for Merkel cell carcinoma. Arch Dermatol Res. 2023 Apr; 315(3):629-632.
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Health literacy and type of education intervention predicting post-education metered-dose inhaler misuse. Respir Med. 2022 Aug-Sep; 200:106930.
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Patient comprehension of breast pathology report terminology: The need for patient-centered resources. Surgery. 2022 09; 172(3):831-837.
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Knowledge and distress in complex cancer care. Cancer. 2022 04 01; 128(7):1359-1360.
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A principal components analysis of factors associated with successful implementation of an LVAD decision support tool. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2021 03 20; 21(1):106.
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Is "Research Literacy" Needed to Increase Diversity Among Participants in Research Studies? Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 02; 96(2):280-281.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences with Population Genetic Testing Offered Through a Primary Care Network. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2021 Feb; 25(2):152-160.