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Measuring health literacy: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of instruments from 1993 to 2021.

Mahmoud TavousiSamira MohammadiJila SadighiFatemeh ZareiRamin Mozafari KermaniRahele RostamiAli Montazeri
Published in: PloS one (2022)
This review highlighted that there were more than enough instruments for measuring health literacy. In addition, we found that a number of instruments did not report psychometric properties sufficiently. However, evidence suggest that well developed instruments and those reported adequate measures of validation could be helpful if appropriately selected based on objectives of a given study. Perhaps an authorized institution such as World Health Organization should take responsibility and provide a clear guideline for measuring health literacy as appropriate.
Keyphrases
  • psychometric properties
  • patient reported outcomes
  • health information
  • healthcare
  • social media