Measures of health literacy : workshop summary

Measures of health literacy workshop summary

"Understanding and using basic health information and being able to navigate the complexities of the health care system are critical to good health. Health literacy can be difficult to assess, however, as it is not only a measure of individuals' understanding of health information at vario...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Workshop on Measures of Health Literacy (corporate author, -)
Corporate Authors: Workshop on Measures of Health Literacy Corporate Author (corporate author), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Health Literacy, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Other Authors: Hernandez, Lyla M. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Institute of Medicine of the National Academies : The National Academies Press c2009.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Health education > United States.
Patient education > United States.
Health education > United States > Evaluation.
Patient education > United States > Evaluation.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622269306719
Table of Contents:
  • ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 An Overview of Measures of Health Literacy""; ""3 Approaches to Assessing Health Literacy""; ""4 Population-Based Approaches to Assessing Health Literacy""; ""5 Measuring Health System Responses to Health Literacy""; ""6 Measuring Health Literacy: What? So What? Now What?""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Speaker Biosketches""; ""Appendix C: CAHPS® Clinician & Group Survey: Health Literacy Item Set""

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