"Health Literacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
| Descriptor ID |
D057220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186.500 L01.143.450.500 N02.421.726.407.229.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Health Literacy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Health Literacy".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Literacy" by people in Profiles.
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Practicing health equity in kidney care by establishing improved access to timely disease management and kidney replacement therapy options: from providers to patients. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2025 Jan 01; 34(1):48-54.
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The Shift from Individual to Organizational Health Literacy: Implications for Kidney Healthcare Leaders and Clinicians. Nephron. 2024; 148(5):349-356.
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Comprehension, utility, and preferences of prostate cancer survivors for visual timelines of patient-reported outcomes co-designed for limited graph literacy: meters and emojis over comics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 10 07; 29(11):1838-1846.
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Kidney Nutrition in the Era of Social Media: Bridging the Gap of Nutrition Education and Kidney Health Literacy by Leveraging Resources of Social Networking. J Ren Nutr. 2022 11; 32(6):629-632.
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Complexity of Online Facial Feminization Surgery Material Exceeds Patient Health Literacy. J Craniofac Surg. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 33(8):e818-e820.
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Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2022; 55:e12161.
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Kidney Health for All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy. Am J Hypertens. 2022 05 10; 35(5):470-477.
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Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Clin Nephrol. 2022 Apr; 97(4):195-205.
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Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy?. Intern Med J. 2022 04; 52(4):516-521.
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Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. J Bras Nefrol. 2022 Apr-Jun; 44(2):134-142.