Evidence on the effectiveness of health literacy interventions in the EU: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Boudewijn B. Visscher (Author), Bas Steunenberg (Author), Monique Heijmans (Author), Jolien M. Hofstede (Author), Walter Devillé (Author), Iris van der Heide (Author), Jany Rademakers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the last decade, the attention for health literacy has increased in the European Union. This is due to three main reasons. First, reviews have shown that inadequate health literacy is associated with worse health outcomes, higher health care use and expenditure. Second, in all...