ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the level of health literacy of adults, with and without hypertension, treated in three basic health units (UBS) in Picos, Piauí. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 357 adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, and literacy...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of educational intervention in the adherence to self-care activities and functional health literacy and numeracy in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in two units of the Brazilian Family Health Strateg...
Visual or hearing disabilities account for 20% of people reporting some sort of disability. We performed a literature review about the interaction that people with visual or hearing disabilities have with the health care system. We found that these people report a lower quality of life and have a higher ...
Servicios de Salud para Personas con Discapacidad,
Trastornos de la Audición/psicología,
Personas con Deficiencia Auditiva/psicología,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Trastornos de la Visión/psicología,
Alfabetización en Salud,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Trastornos de la Audición/fisiopatología,
Relaciones Médico-Paciente,
Calidad de la Atención de Salud,
Trastornos de la Visión/fisiopatología
The increase in chronic noncommunicable diseases is one of the main concerns worldwide. Therefore, it is pertinent to ask how care system organizations responded to the requirements currently being posed by chronic diseases, specifically type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In the world, different models hav...
Resumo Letramento Funcional em Saúde (LFS) é a capacidade de obter, processar e compreender informações de forma a tomar decisões apropriadas quanto ao autocuidado, definido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde como um determinante social da saúde. Sua avaliação tem importância especial em porta...
Factores de Edad,
Atención Ambulatoria/organización & administración,
Brasil,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/terapia,
Enfermedad Crónica,
Comunicación,
Estudios Transversales,
Escolaridad,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Alfabetización en Salud,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Cooperación del Paciente,
Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto,
Prevalencia,
Autocuidado/métodos,
Determinantes Sociales de la Salud,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Abstract: Objective: To describe the development of a reliable and valid measure of attitudes toward, and use and comprehension of nutritional labels in Spanish speaking countries. Materials and methods: The dimensions encompassed in this instrument are attitudes, comprehension and use, combining self-...
Conducta de Elección,
Comprensión,
Comportamiento del Consumidor/estadística & datos numéricos,
Conducta Alimentaria,
Análisis de los Alimentos,
Etiquetado de Alimentos,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Alfabetización en Salud,
Lenguaje,
México,
Valor Nutritivo,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Autoinforme,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (BREALD-30) administered to adolescents. METHODS The study included 750 adolescents: 375 aged 12 years and 375 aged 15-19 years, attending public and pri...
Brasil,
Encuestas de Salud Bucal/instrumentación,
Encuestas de Salud Bucal/normas,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Alfabetización en Salud/métodos,
Salud Bucal/educación,
Sector Privado,
Psicometría,
Sector Público,
Instituciones Académicas,
Estudiantes,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas
Introdução: No Brasil, a maioria dos nascimentos é por cirurgia cesárea (CC), sendo amplamente utilizada no setor privado, mesmo com pesquisas indicando que quando as taxas de CC ultrapassam10-15%, os riscos adicionais superam os benefícios. A informação sobre benefícios e riscos das intervençõ...
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the functional levels of health literacy in individuals undergoing dialysis. Method: a cross-sectional study with 42 patients of the Nephrology Unit of a public hospital in Recife, Brazil, from May to August 2016. Data were collected through scripted interviews and chart a...
OBJETIVO: analisar o Letramento Funcional em Saúde de pessoas idosas atendidas na Estratégia Saúde da Família, a partir do modo como elas buscam, compreendem e partilham informações em saúde. MÉTODO: Estudo qualitativo, exploratório-descritivo, com 23 pessoas idosas adscritas a uma Unidade de Sa...
