The impacts on population health by China's regional health data centers and the potential mechanism of influence by Jiaoli Cai, Yue Li, Peter C Coyte

“…Furthermore, due to differences in individual e-health literacy, the pilot centers produced “pro-rich” health inequality where high-income groups benefited more from the establishment of the pilot centers in terms of health than low-income groups. …”
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Examining the challenges encountered by community health workers and empowering them to address mental health disorders: A qualitative study in Indonesia by Rizki Fitryasari, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Sri Warsini, Kim Usher, Hanik Endang Nihayati, Winda Kusumawardani, Hasmila Sari

“…Thus, it is crucial to support CHWs through training programs that aim to improve mental health literacy and communication skills and diminish family stigma.…”
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Treatment gap for mental and behavioral disorders in Punjab by Rohit Garg, Bir Singh Chavan, Subhash Das, Sonia Puri, Arvind A. Banavaram, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…Increasing mental health literacy, providing high-quality mental health services at the primary-healthcare level and human resources development are the need of the hour.…”
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Healthy food discourse in language learning: Analysing nutritional content in ELT materials by Widi Pratolo Bambang, Purwanti Eko, Bao Dat, Daifullah Alsulami Naif, Dwi Hatmanto Endro, Wulandari Yosi, Setyo Humanika Eko

“…The implications of this research could inform future ELT material development, enhancing the integration of health literacy within language education. This study contributes to the growing field of content-based language instruction and provides insights into the broader sociocultural impacts of ELT materials on learners’ health awareness. …”
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Effects of a 7-week active breaks intervention program on physical literacy and body mass index by Javier Urbano-Mairena, Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, María Mendoza-Muñoz

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Improving consumer trust in digital health: A mixed methods study involving people living with chronic kidney disease by Soraia de Camargo Catapan, Monica L Taylor, Paul Scuffham, Anthony C Smith, Jaimon T Kelly

“…Limited exposure to technology may undermine trust in digital health, and telehealth can promote improvements in health literacy. Having the choice in healthcare modalities can promote trust, which can arise from trustful relationships with clinicians who demonstrate genuine interest in patient care. …”
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Barriers and facilitators associated with the use of mental health services among immigrant students in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. by Christelle Dombou, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sarah Fraser, Jude Mary Cénat, Karine Fournier, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…On the other hand, factors such as being a woman, having a strong sense of cultural adaptation, or possessing adequate mental health literacy serve as facilitators for accessing mental health services.…”
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University students’ understanding and opinions of eating disorders: a qualitative study by Sheila Greenfield, Millie Manning

“…Evidence suggests the public display stigma and poor mental health literacy (MHL) towards EDs. There is a high prevalence of EDs in university populations, so it is important to determine the MHL of this at-risk group. …”
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Developing and validating a HEalthCare NAvigation Competency (HECNAC) Scale for refugees in the United States. by Sarah Yeo, Inseok Lee, John Ehiri, Priscilla Magrath, Kacey Ernst, Yu Ri Kim, Halimatou Alaofè

“…Refugees often encounter additional layers of challenges to healthcare navigation due to unfamiliarity with the system, limited health literacy, and language barriers. Despite their challenges, it is difficult to identify the gaps as few tools exist to measure navigation competency among this population and many conventional tools assume English proficiency, making them inadequate for refugees and other immigrants. …”
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Patterns among factors associated with myocardial infarction: chi-squared automatic interaction detection tree and binary logit model by Esra Bayrakçeken, Süheyla Yarali, Uğur Ercan, Ömer Alkan

“…Conclusion To prevent MI, emphasis should be placed on enhancing general education and health literacy. There should be a focus on increasing preventive public health education and practices to improve variables related to healthy lifestyle behaviours, such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia.…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the writer-reader relationship in non-translated and translated English health information websites on HIV and TB diagnostic testing by Amy Dara Hochberg

“…These samples pertain to a large interdisciplinary study whose purpose is to determine whether the multilingual health communication websites are appropriately written regarding health literacy, and whether each cultural population, in terms of language adaptation, would receive the health information as intended. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamic and regional differences of public attention to vaccination: An empirical study in China. by Yaming Zhang, Xiaoyu Guo, Yanyuan Su

“…Although the short-term increase in vaccination-related public attention was not observed to translate into a long-term increase in public vaccine literacy, the seasonal and regional differences in vaccination-related public attention in China have significantly narrowed before and after COVID-19, suggesting that the imbalance between public health literacy levels has improved.…”
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Factors associated with the uptake and utilisation of diabetic retinopathy screening services in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Iheanyi Oby Nwaoha, Albain Ayime Balibuno, Nuha Ibrahim

“…Of those, 19 studies met the criteria for inclusion. Health literacy and duration of Diabetes were reported in 12 and 9 studies as the most common factors associated with DR screening services access. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to engagement with between-session work for low-intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based interventions: a qualitative exploration of practition... by Mia Bennion, Amy Blakemore, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee

“…Results Practitioners identified patient-level barriers including passive treatment expectations, comorbid health conditions, social stressors, and reduced mental health literacy, particularly among ethnic minority populations. …”
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Factors affecting women's access to primary care in the United States since the Affordable Care Act: A mixed-methods systematic review. by Allison Gilchrist, Gunasekara Vidana Mestrige Chamath Fernando, Paula Holland, Faraz Ahmed

“…Suggested strategies include interventions expanding primary healthcare service availability and patient navigation services, and promotion of health literacy, culturally sensitive services, and provider bias education/training.…”
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Decomposition and comparative analysis of urban-rural disparity in attitude towards advance care planning among Chinese adults: A nationwide study by Xue Wang, Yibo Wu, Lina Ge, Meizhen Zhao, Yi Ma, Shuang Zang

“…This disparity is primarily associated with differences in household per capita monthly income (31.55%), health literacy (31.25%), education level (18.71%), age (-15.12%), family health (13.95%), perceived social support (10.48%), and self-efficacy (7.46%). …”
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Navigating Work and Breastfeeding: A Qualitative Exploration of Breastfeeding Experiences among Nurses and Support Staff in South India by Limalemla Jamir, Desham Chelimela, Amrita Datta

“…Harmful cultural practices suggested limited health literacy. Reduced milk supply, lack of awareness about expressed milk, inadequate storage facilities, and job stress led to a preference for bottle feeding. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general: A longitudinal study on a university population over 18 months. by Marine Paridans, Justine Monseur, Nicolas Gillain, Eddy Husson, Gilles Darcis, Claude Saegerman, Laurent Gillet, Fabrice Bureau, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Michèle Guillaume, Benoit Pétré

“…The determinants causing confusion at both times and regarding change were self-perception, health literacy, past vaccination experiences and COVID-19 related factors (COVID-19 vaccination intention and trust in source of information at Time 1; preferred source of information, trust in vaccine producers and conspiratorial beliefs at Time 2; trust in vaccine producers for change). …”
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Can a low-threshold check-up motivate older adults to schedule a dental visit? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Aster De Vleeschauwer, Louise Poppe, Roos Colman, Barbara Janssens

“…Discussion This study examines the efficacy of a low-threshold dental check-up intervention to motivate older adults to contact a dental professional and reactivate them into primary oral care, addressing barriers to oral care such as low health literacy, subjective treatment need, and dental anxiety. …”
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Is leisure sedentary time associated with mental health issues? Evidence from China Health and Nutrition Survey by Hao Li, Hao Li, Weihong Zeng, Weihong Zeng

“…Moderating roles show that improving health literacy and reducing sedentary time were effective in alleviating this adverse impact. …”
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