Health Literacy Advances and Trends

• Outros Autores: Miguel Rios-González, Carlos (Editor)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: IntechOpen 2023
• Assuntos: Health psychology; chronic diseases; ehealth; mhealth; organ donation; decentralization; health communication
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The term "health literacy" was used for the first time in 1974 at a conference on health education and social policy; its definition has evolved over time to encompass both the patient's understanding and their ability to process and interpret the health information they receive. The...