BACKGROUND Inadequate health literacy in adults is a nationwide issue that is associated with worse health outcomes. There is a paucity of literacy regarding rates of inadequate health literacy in psychiatric populations. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to identify an existing tool that would easily identify patients who had inadequate health literacy, so that a targeted intervention could...

Literacy as a term has become a dynamic concept and societal changes, especially advancements in the technological world have necessitated a continuous review of what the meaning of literacy should be. Computer literacy and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy are revolutionalizing the concept of literacy as the knowledge of the computer and ICT is beginning to feature promin...

conclusions those with inadequate health literacy had lower kidney knowledge and lower adherence compared to those with adequate health literacy. after controlling for education, health literacy was significantly associated with kidney knowledge and adherence. patients with higher health literacy had higher kidney knowledge and adherence behaviors. in addition, knowledge was a mediator of healt...

Multiculturalism has received a great deal of attention over the past 15 to 20 years. Many have advocated that true inclusion and multiculturalism cannot occur if the traditions, perspectives, and voices of nonmainstream and/or non-Western communities are not heard, appreciated, or incorporated within mainstream society’s value system. Although a general consensus among social scientists exists...