How socioeconomically disadvantaged people access, understand, appraise, and apply health information: A qualitative study exploring health literacy skills.

Coraline StormacqAnnie Oulevey BachmannStephan Van den BrouckePatrick Bodenmann

Published in: PloS one (2023)

Financial deprivation seems to be the most important factor contributing to health literacy barriers. Appraising health information is the health literacy skill with which socioeconomically disadvantaged people struggle the most. Physician-based, individual skills-based, organizational, and policy-based interventions are needed to help them overcome their health literacy challenges.

Keyphrases

health information
social media
healthcare
emergency department
public health
primary care
physical activity
medical students