health literacy

what are the four components of health literacy identified by the WHO?

• Seek, understand, appraise, share

• Find, understand, appraise, use

• Find, verbalise, appraise, use

• Find, understand, use, share

low (a)   is a social predictor of low health literacy

What percentage of 17 countries surveyed by the WHO have limited or low health literacy?

• 15-60%

• 35-75%

• 25-75%

Barker (2006) identifies the importance of individual capacity in figure one. Why is this important for individuals accessing healthcare services? Write your answer below

Answer explanation

Individual capacity is the resources that a person has to help them effectively navigate and process health information (both written and oral), health professionals and the healthcare system.

For those that have lower health literacy levels, what are they more likely to do? (select all that apply)

• Struggle to understand food and drinks labels and follow nutritional recommendations

• Effectively express their symptoms to a health professionals and understand the health professional's response

• Find it hard to plan health appointments or follow a treatment plan

• Use emergency services

• Follow COVID-19 guideliens and health recommendations

Voigt-Barborowitz and and Levke Brütt (2020) note multiple studies show negative implications of lower health literacy levels for both health care systems and individuals. Identify three of these implications

Answer explanation

'A growing number of studies link low patients’ health literacy

with higher healthcare costs and poorer health outcomes, including but not limited to higher rates of

hospitalisation, poor medication adherence, poorer physical and psychological health and poorer

self-management of chronic diseases'