Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review

Health literacy (HL) is an essential component of various literacies mentioned in the ﬁeld of health and education, including cultural, technological, media and scientiﬁc literacies. It is important for motivating higher consumer engagement. We aimed to review previous studies of HL in Australia to...

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Main Authors:	Riaz, Fahad, Long, Chiau Ming, Munawar, Khadeeja, Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish, Patel, Rahul P., Khan, Tahir Mehmood, Elmer, Shandell
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Language:	English English English
Published:	MDPI 2019
Subjects:	KBP3075 Public health LB1050.9 Educational psychology
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spelling	iium-717922019-07-31T08:08:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71792/ Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review Riaz, Fahad Long, Chiau Ming Munawar, Khadeeja Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish Patel, Rahul P. Khan, Tahir Mehmood Elmer, Shandell KBP3075 Public health LB1050.9 Educational psychology Health literacy (HL) is an essential component of various literacies mentioned in the ﬁeld of health and education, including cultural, technological, media and scientiﬁc literacies. It is important for motivating higher consumer engagement. We aimed to review previous studies of HL in Australia to inform future studies, extend current knowledge and further enhance HL. Using search strings, a systematic search of four databases (i.e., MEDLINE; Embase; CINAHL and Eric) was carried out. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) based search strategy led to identiﬁcation of a total of N = 9696 records, that were further screened for inclusion in the review. The review ﬁndings were categorized into three major themes: (1) HL and health numeracy; (2) contrast of: knowledge deﬁciency, knowledge gained, problems of current health care system and (3) HL measurement methods and its domains. The ﬁndings from this scoping review show a dearth of measurement tools with sound psychometric properties for assessing HL. The ﬁndings also reveal low levels of HL in consumers which is in turn affecting health-related behaviors, utilization of health services and navigation of the health system. More recent developments have tried to integrate vital aspects, including introduction of applications to increase HL and exploring HL in Aboriginal communities. MDPI 2019-03-28 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71792/1/71792_Health%20Literacy%20Studies%20Conducted%20in%20Australia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71792/2/71792_Health%20Literacy%20Studies%20Conducted%20in%20Australia_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71792/13/71792_Health%20Literacy%20Studies%20Conducted%20in%20Australia%20A%20Scoping%20Review_wos.pdf Riaz, Fahad and Long, Chiau Ming and Munawar, Khadeeja and Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish and Patel, Rahul P. and Khan, Tahir Mehmood and Elmer, Shandell (2019) Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (7). pp. 1-32. ISSN 1661-7827 E-ISSN 1660-4601 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/7/1112/htm https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071112
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spellingShingle	KBP3075 Public health LB1050.9 Educational psychology Riaz, Fahad Long, Chiau Ming Munawar, Khadeeja Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish Patel, Rahul P. Khan, Tahir Mehmood Elmer, Shandell Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
description	Health literacy (HL) is an essential component of various literacies mentioned in the ﬁeld of health and education, including cultural, technological, media and scientiﬁc literacies. It is important for motivating higher consumer engagement. We aimed to review previous studies of HL in Australia to inform future studies, extend current knowledge and further enhance HL. Using search strings, a systematic search of four databases (i.e., MEDLINE; Embase; CINAHL and Eric) was carried out. A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) based search strategy led to identiﬁcation of a total of N = 9696 records, that were further screened for inclusion in the review. The review ﬁndings were categorized into three major themes: (1) HL and health numeracy; (2) contrast of: knowledge deﬁciency, knowledge gained, problems of current health care system and (3) HL measurement methods and its domains. The ﬁndings from this scoping review show a dearth of measurement tools with sound psychometric properties for assessing HL. The ﬁndings also reveal low levels of HL in consumers which is in turn affecting health-related behaviors, utilization of health services and navigation of the health system. More recent developments have tried to integrate vital aspects, including introduction of applications to increase HL and exploring HL in Aboriginal communities.
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author	Riaz, Fahad Long, Chiau Ming Munawar, Khadeeja Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish Patel, Rahul P. Khan, Tahir Mehmood Elmer, Shandell
author_facet	Riaz, Fahad Long, Chiau Ming Munawar, Khadeeja Razi Zaidi, Syed Tabish Patel, Rahul P. Khan, Tahir Mehmood Elmer, Shandell
author_sort	Riaz, Fahad
title	Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
title_short	Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
title_full	Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
title_fullStr	Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed	Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review
title_sort	health literacy studies conducted in australia: a scoping review
publisher	MDPI
publishDate	2019
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Health literacy studies conducted in Australia: a scoping review

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