Integrating health literacy into occupational therapy: Findings from a scoping review

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-314

  Levasseur, Melanie ^a,b   Carrier, Annie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

attitudes; communication; cooperative behavior; empowerment; health determinant; health education; health knowledge; health promotion; health services accessibility; literature review; practice; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION;

EID: 84862889674     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038128.2011.588724     Document Type: Review

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