Health literacy and chronic disease: a comparison of somatic and mental illness
This study advances the understanding of HL among individuals with chronic illness and highlights the need for a greater differentiation among disease groups and HL domains in future research. Particular attention should be paid to people with chronic mental illness, whose lower HL levels increase their vulnerability.
Authors
- Lennert Griese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-2967)
- Doris Schaeffer
Institutions
- Bielefeld University (DE)
- Hertie School (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1523723
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.26
Funders
- Robert Bosch Stiftung
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Ministry of Health, British Columbia
- Universität Bielefeld