Table 4 The matrix with four dimensions of health literacy applied to three health domains
From: Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models
Access/obtain information relevant to health | Understand information relevant to health | Process/appraise information relevant to health | Apply/use information relevant to health | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health care | Ability to access information on medical or clinical issues | Ability to understand medical information and derive meaning | Ability to interpret and evaluate medical information | Ability to make informed decisions on medical issues |
Disease prevention | Ability to access information on risk factors for health | Ability to understand information on risk factors and derive meaning | Ability to interpret and evaluate information on risk factors for health | Ability to make informed decisions on risk factors for health |
Health promotion | Ability to update oneself on determinants of health in the social and physical environment | Ability to understand information on determinants of health in the social and physical environment and derive meaning | Ability to interpret and evaluate information on health determinants in the social and physical environment | Ability to make informed decisions on health determinants in the social and physical environment |