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Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)

BMC Public Health · 2013 · Vol. 13(1) · pp. 948–948

Kristine Sørensen✉(Maastricht University)Stephan Van den Broucke(UCLouvain)Jürgen M. Pelikan(Ludwig Boltzmann Institut Health Promotion Research)James Fullam(University College Dublin)Gerardine Doyle(University College Dublin)Zofia Słońska(Institute of Cardiology)Barbara Kondilis(Hellenic American University)Vivian Stoffels(Maastricht University)Richard H. Osborne(Deakin University)Helmut Brand(Maastricht University)

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Abstract

By illuminating the detailed steps in the design and development process of the HLS-EU-Q, it is the aim to provide a deeper understanding of its purpose, its capability and its limitations for others using the tool. By stimulating a wide application it is the vision that HLS-EU-Q will be validated in more countries to enhance the understanding of health literacy in different populations.

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth literacyLiteracyMedicineHealth promotionPublic healthMedical educationHealth careApplied psychologyPsychologyNursing

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AdultEthnicityEuropeFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHealth SurveysHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesReproducibility of ResultsHealth Literacy