This paper presents data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult
Competencies with a focus on the interrelationships among health information seeking behavior (…

Background: There are 3 million refugees living in the United States today whose health and
wellbeing may be diminished by not being able to understand and use health information. …

Theoretical principles Children with medical complexity experience negative health outcomes
despite the high costs associated with their care. There is growing evidence that low …

Vulnerable refugee communities are disproportionately affected by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic; existing longstanding health inequity in these communities is exacerbated by …

Background: Health care providers (HCPs) may ask patients if they understand their diagnosis
or instructions during clinic visits; patients often simply say yes. However, many patients …

Literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments (LNPS) skills are
important for health–LNPS is linked with health through accessing, interpreting, and using …

The gap between how health information is communicated and what people understand
and can use to make informed health decisions is called health literacy. This gap was …

The purpose of this research was to analyze oral communication patterns between patients
with varying degrees of individual health literacy (how patients access, understand, and use …

During the coronavirus pandemic, it was imperative that real-time, rapidly changing guidance
on continuously evolving critical health information about COVID-19 be communicated. …

One in five Americans reads at elementary school levels (US Department of Education et al.,
2020). These low literacy skills include the technical part of reading (phonemic awareness, …