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dc.contributor.authorUrstad, Kristin Hjorthaug
dc.contributor.authorAndersen, Marit Helen
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, Marie Hamilton
dc.contributor.authorBorge, Christine Råheim
dc.contributor.authorHelseth, Sølvi
dc.contributor.authorWahl, Astrid Klopstad
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-30T10:56:21Z
dc.date.available2022-05-30T10:56:21Z
dc.date.created2022-04-22T13:02:31Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Open. 2022, 12 (2), 1-16en_US
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2996747
dc.descriptionRe-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. For numbered affiliations see end of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The way health literacy is understood (conceptualised) should be closely linked to how it is measured (operationalised). This study aimed to gain insights into how health literacy is defined and measured in current health literacy research and to examine the relationship between health literacy definitions and instruments. Design: Systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Data sources: The MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIC and CINAHL databases were searched for articles published during two randomly selected months (March and October) in 2019. Eligibility criteria: We included articles with a quantitative design that measured health literacy, were peer-reviewed and original, were published in the English language and included a study population older than 16 years. Data extraction and synthesis: Six researchers screened the articles for eligibility and extracted the data independently. All health literacy definitions and instruments were considered in relation to category 1 (describing basic reading and writing skills, diseasespecific knowledge and practical skills) and category 2 (social health literacy competence and the ability to interpret and critically assess health information). The categories were inspired by Nutbeam’s descriptions of the different health literacy levels. Results: 120 articles were included in the review: 60 within public health and 60 within clinical health. The majority of the articles (n=77) used instruments from category 1. In total, 79 of the studies provided a health literacy definition; of these, 71 were in category 2 and 8 were in category 1. In almost half of the studies (n=38), health literacy was defined in a broad perspective (category 2) but measured with a more narrow focus (category 1). Conclusion: Due to the high degree of inconsistency between health literacy definitions and instruments in current health literacy research, there is a risk of missing important information about health literacy considered be important to the initial understanding of the concept recognised in the studies.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse-Ikkekommersiell 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjecthealth literacyen_US
dc.subjecthealth literacy researchen_US
dc.subjectdefinitionsen_US
dc.subjectinstrumentsen_US
dc.titleDefinitions and measurement of health literacy in health and medicine research: A systematic reviewen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022.en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-16en_US
dc.source.volume12en_US
dc.source.journalBMJ Openen_US
dc.source.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056294
dc.identifier.cristin2018411
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