Which providers can bridge the health literacy gap in lifestyle risk factor modification education: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dennis, Sarah ^a   Williams, Anna ^a   Taggart, Jane ^a   Newall, Anthony ^a   Denney Wilson, Elizabeth ^a   Zwar, Nicholas ^a   Shortus, Tim ^a   Harris, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Lifestyle risk factor modification; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATORS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY CARE NURSING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861447415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-44     Document Type: Review

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