Health literacy, oral diseases, and contributing pathways: results from the Lifelines Cohort Study
This study demonstrates that limited health literacy significantly increases the risk of edentulism and gingivitis, mediated by inadequate oral health behaviours and dental care utilization. These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions to improve HL, thereby enhancing oral health outcomes and reducing disparities in clinical dental practice.
Authors
- Sijmen A. Reijneveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1206-7523)
- Josué Almansa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9724-9328)
- Marise S. Kaper
- Trishnika Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-2437)
- A.A. Schuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-2946)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dentistry
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105530
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.64
Funders
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen