Health literacy: Concept analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 633-640

  Speros, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Health communication; Health literacy; Literature review; Nursing; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; READING; RISK; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; COGNITION; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MATHEMATICS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; READING;

EID: 20444472253     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03448.x     Document Type: Article

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