Many literature said, low health literacy will affect their health behavior such as Health information seeking. Is there any possibility for those who has good health literacy will be less likely to seek information? because they might think that they have good enough knowledge and experiences.
Lubetkin EI, Zabor EC, Isaac K, Brennessel D, Kemeny MM, Hay JL. Health literacy, information seeking, and trust in information in Haitians. Am J Health Behav. 2015;39(3):441-50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4496799/pdf/nihms704709.pdf
Diviani N, van den Putte B, Giani S, van Weert JC. Low health literacy and evaluation of online health information: a systematic review of the literature. J Med Internet Res. 2015;17(5):e112. http://www.jmir.org/article/viewFile/jmir_v17i5e112/2
Perumal SS, Prasad S, Surapaneni KM, Joshi A. Health information-seeking behavior among hypothyroid patients at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2015;25(2):147-54. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478266/pdf/EJHS2502-0147.pdf
van der Heide I, Uiters E, Jantine Schuit A, Rademakers J, Fransen M. Health literacy and informed decision making regarding colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review. Eur J Public Health. 2015;25(4):575-82. http://nvl002.nivel.nl/postprint/PPpp5451.pdf
von Wagner C1, Semmler C, Good A, Wardle J. Health literacy and self-efficacy for participating in colorectal cancer screening: The role of information processing. Patient Educ Couns. 2009;75(3):352-7. http://www.pec-journal.com/article/S0738-3991%2809%2900139-6/abstract
This was published yesterday, might be useful:
Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary (2015)
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/21714/health-literacy-past-present-and-future-workshop-summary
Good health literacy means to always seek information! Good health literacy is knowing how and where to seek the best information! Good health literacy is knowing how to use the information (what to do with it, how to apply it, etcetera). Dr Carlos Rivas Echeverria, MD, PhD, FACP
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