Health literacy in childhood and youth: a systematic review of definitions and models

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Search terms for systematic literature search

Topic		And	Sub-topic
English:	Health literacy, “health literacy”, health competence		Skill, competen, concept, theor, model, framework, Defin*
			Fähigkeit, Kompetenz, Konzept, Theorie, Model, Rahmen, Definition*
			OR
German:	Gesundheitskompetenz, −mündigkeit, −bildung		Target population
			Child, adolescen, youth, teen* pupil, student
			Kind, Jugend, Teen, Schüler

Notes: Examples for a combination of search terms, in English: (health literacy (health AND literacy) OR health competence) OR (skill* OR competenc*) AND (child*OR adolescen* OR youth* OR teen*) AND (concept* OR theor* OR model* OR framework OR defin*)
In German: (Gesundheitskompetenz (Gesundheit AND Kompetenz) OR Gesundheitsmündigkeit OR Gesundheitsbildung OR Fähigkeit) AND (Kind* OR Jugend*OR Heranwachsend* OR Teen*) AND (Konzept* OR Theor* OR Model* OR Rahmen* OR Defin*)

ISSN: 1471-2458