"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".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Literacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Disparities in quality of life and health literacy among patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy: the influence of racial and ethnic factors in the All of Us Research Program. J Neurosurg Spine. 2026 Apr 03; 44(6):920-929.
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Differential item functioning of PROMIS Sleep Disturbance-Short Form 8a across levels of health literacy in a community sample of adults. Psychol Assess. 2026 May; 38(5):384-395.
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Assessing the Effects of eHealth Literacy and the Area Deprivation Index on Barriers to Electronic Patient Portal Use for Orthopedic Surgery: Cross-Sectional Observational Study. JMIR Perioper Med. 2026 Jan 07; 9:e72035.
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Breaking the Ice: Are Online Patient Educational Materials on Breast Cryoablation Readable and Understandable? J Breast Imaging. 2025 Oct 28; 7(5):564-575.
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Virtual Reality as RESPITE: Relief Exploration for Sickle Pain Through Interventions Using Technology Engagement: A Hospital-Based Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 11; 40(15):3750-3754.
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The Use of ChatGPT-4.0 to Simplify Breast Pathology Reports: A Study on Readability and Accuracy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8400-8408.
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Development of a Disability Literacy Scale for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (DLS-C). Indian Pediatr. 2025 10; 62(10):724-731.
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Fibroids and Health Equity: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 09; 36(9):1389-1394.
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Interactive Computer-Adaptive Chronic Kidney Disease (I-C-CKD) Education for Hospitalized African American Patients: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 04 17; 14:e66846.
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Interpretation of immediately released health information: Informing patient medical education in breast oncology. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:115853.