"Health Literacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D057220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.726.407.229.500
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Literacy".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Literacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Health Literacy Curricula in Pediatric Residency Programs: A National Survey. Health Lit Res Pract. 2025 Jan; 9(1):e3-e7.
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Improving Patient Understanding and Outcomes in Lung Cancer Using an Animated Patient's Guide with Visual Formats of Learning. J Cancer Educ. 2025 Jun; 40(3):377-387.
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Evaluating the Readability of the iPledge Comprehension Assessment and its Impact on Isotretinoin Accessibility. Pediatr Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 42(2):413-414.
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Black college women's preventive health behaviors: Applications of a Black Feminist-Womanist research paradigm. Prev Med. 2024 Dec; 189:108126.
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Lack of Knowledge of Antibiotic Risks Contributes to Primary Care Patients' Expectations of Antibiotics for Common Symptoms. Ann Fam Med. 2024 Sep-Oct; 22(5):421-425.
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Prioritizing Health Literacy Educational Objectives for Pediatric Residents - A Delphi Study. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Nov-Dec; 24(8):1182-1188.
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Factors Affecting Adherence in Allergic Disorders and Strategies for Improvement. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Dec; 12(12):3189-3205.
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Satisfaction with mode of delivery of genomic sequencing results in a diverse national sample of research participants through the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research Consortium. Genet Med. 2024 Sep; 26(9):101176.
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The Importance of Health Literacy in Addressing Eye Health and Eye Care Disparities. Ophthalmology. 2022 10; 129(10):e137-e145.
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Health information seeking in the digital age: a national survey of women with disabilities. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 08; 45(17):2751-2760.