Hirono Ishikawa|Takahiro Kiuchi
Association of Health Literacy Levels Between Family Members
Teikyo University|University of Tokyo Health Sciences
background health literacy hl solely individual skill distributed resource available within individuals social networks study explored associations individual family member hl using two separate selfreport measures hl european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuq47 communicative critical health literacy scale cchl methods selfadministered questionnaire survey conducted 501 pairs japanese residents aged 30 79 family members often consulted help health issues hl measured using hlseuq47 cchl results hl scores individuals family members positively correlated measures correlation stronger hlseuq47 presumably measures perceived manageability healthrelated tasks implicitly depend availability support individual contrast cchl measures single individuals perceived abilities individual family member cchl scores independently related individual hlseuq47 scores particularly individual family member higher cchl score hisher conclusions limited individual ability achieve healthrelated tasks might compensated higher ability family members addressing problems limited health literacy future studies focus individual also people provide individual support