Health Literacy and Body Image Shape Eating Habits in Japanese Adults
A cross-sectional study of 1,641 Japanese adults found that functional health literacy is associated with healthier eating behaviors across all ...
Tag: health literacy
AI Models Show Mixed Results in Pediatric Pectus Excavatum Education
A study in Frontiers in Public Health found that while five AI models provided accurate information on pediatric pectus excavatum, ...
Health Literacy Linked to Meeting Combined Exercise Guidelines in Korean Adults
A nationwide survey reveals that Korean adults with adequate health literacy have higher odds of meeting combined aerobic and muscle-strengthening ...
Pharmacist Education Improves Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Control in Nigeria
A three-month community pharmacist educational intervention significantly improved blood pressure and fasting blood glucose control among adult patients with hypertension ...
AI Patient Materials for Pediatric Oral Health Fail Standard Readability Benchmarks
A comparative study of six artificial intelligence chatbots found their pediatric oral health materials consistently exceeded recommended reading levels.
Evidence-Based Health Information Reaches More Patients When Primary Care Teams Talk Directly, Austrian Evaluation Finds
A process evaluation using the RE-AIM QuEST framework reports lessons from an Austrian initiative that brought evidence-based health information into ...
Study Identifies Care Health Literacy in Iranian Cancer Caregivers
A qualitative study in Iran identified care health literacy as a new dimension of health literacy among family caregivers of ...
Co-creation could reshape African healthcare, but barriers stand in the way
A conceptual study argues that value co-creation could transform African healthcare, but structural and human-centered barriers currently stand in the ...
DIY dentistry is common among dental clinic visitors, aligners top the list
A cross-sectional study of 294 adults at an Indian dental college found 39.1 percent reported using DIY dental practices, with ...
Mobile app with standardised medical sign language lifts health literacy for deaf Thais
A three-phase mixed-methods study across seven Thai regions links standardised medical sign language and a mobile app to measurable self-reported ...
Most Egyptians Have Heard of HIV, Yet Only 14 Percent Accept People Living With the Virus
A nationally representative survey of 16,671 Egyptians aged 15 to 59 found that 74.3 percent had heard of HIV, but ...
Health Literacy and Adherence Linked to Perceived Doctor Interaction Effectiveness
A cross-sectional study of 422 primary care patients in Türkiye found that higher health literacy and treatment adherence were positively ...
Nutrition Literacy Linked to Adolescent Eating Behaviour in Ho Municipality Study
A cross-sectional study of 494 senior high school students in the Ho Municipality, Ghana, found that nutrition literacy was significantly ...
Three Latent Classes of Physical Limitations Identified Among Older Vietnamese Adults
A study of national survey data from Vietnam identified three consistent latent classes of physical limitations among older adults characterized ...
Community Health Worker Training Boosted Patient Portal Use Among People With HIV in Pilot Study
A pilot study found that a one-time, 30-minute community health worker training session significantly increased how people with HIV used ...
Medication Problems Affect Most Diabetes-Hypertension Patients in Southwest Ethiopia, Study Finds
A prospective observational study of 168 patients at a tertiary hospital in southwest Ethiopia found that 79.2 percent experienced medication ...
Most arrhythmia patients search online for health information, survey finds
A Swiss survey of 112 arrhythmia clinic patients found that 65.2 percent sought health information online, mainly to complement rather ...
Scoping review maps three decades of research on young males’ sexual health literacy
A scoping review of 48 studies published between 1990 and 2024 finds mostly US-based, quantitative research on young males' sexual ...
Somali women in Minnesota face layered barriers to cervical cancer screening
A community-engaged mixed methods study in southeast Minnesota finds that fear, mistrust and limited health literacy deter Somali women from ...
Five Forms of Capital Map Older Adults’ Digital Health Information Divide
A Bayesian network analysis of 535 older adults links five forms of capital to health information behavior, with cultural capital ...
