Measuring general health literacy using the HLS19-Q12 in specialty consultations in Spain

Abstract Background General health literacy (general HL) affects both individual and population health on numerous levels, with low general HL leading to increased morbidity, poor health service utilization, and increased healthcare spending. This study calculated health literacy scores of a populat...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Angela McCaskill, Angel Gasch-Gallen, Jesica Montero-Marco
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	General health literacy Health literacy scores HLS19-Q12 Patient education Limited health literacy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20710-7