Health Literacy Development among People with Chronic Diseases: Advancing the State of the Art and Learning from International Practices

• Other Authors: Dierks, Marie-Luise (Editor), Lander, Jonas (Editor), Hawkins, Melanie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel 2022
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; health literacy; fishermen; co-design; Borollos lake; health literacy questionnaire (HLQ); health inequality; Ophelia (optimising health literacy and access) process; eHealth literacy; chronic pain; self-efficacy; psychological function; health literacy-sensitive communication; patient-professional relationship; HL-COM; information needs; patient survey; health information sources; focus groups; people with chronic illness; HLS-GER 2; Germany; cardiac rehabilitation; heart attack; empowerment; health literacy development; health literacy measurement; non-native English users; Nepal; Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing; university students; validation study; HCP; rehabilitants; agreement; HLQ; intraclass correlation (ICC); physicians; physiotherapists; social workers; nurses; orthopedic; allergy prevention; health professionals; qualitative methods; midwives; inequality; intervention development; health literacy responsiveness; organizational health literacy; pregnancy; health promotion; decision making; values; implant care; ethical aspects; health-literacy development; cochlear implants; glaucoma implants; cardiovascular implants; n/a
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Chronic diseases account for a considerable part of the strain on health care systems and are burdensome for each affected individual and their families. In recent years, the concept of health literacy has been substantially elaborated on, particularly regarding the development and implementation of...