Survey of Health Literacy Among Japanese Outpatients with Mental Illness.
Yoshiteru SatoNorio SugawaraYasushi KawamataKatzutaka ShimodaYasui-Furukori NorioPublished in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2023)
The results of this study indicate limited health literacy in patients with mental illness, in particular, limited health literacy in outpatients with schizophrenia and mood disorders. In addition, gender and some personality traits were associated with physical health literacy. Based on these results, physical health education should be individualized.