Iris van der Heide|Jen Wang|Mariël Droomers|Peter Spreeuwenberg|Jany Rademakers|Ellen Uiters
The Relationship Between Health, Education, and Health Literacy: Results From the Dutch Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|University of Zurich|Academic Medical Center|University of Amsterdam|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
health literacy put forward potential mechanism explaining welldocumented relationship education health however little empirical research undertaken explore hypothesis present study aims study whether health literacy could pathway level education affects health status health literacy measured health activities literacy scale using data subsample 5136 adults ages 25 65 years gathered within context 2007 dutch adult literacy life skills survey linear regression analyses used separate models estimate extent health literacy mediates educational disparities selfreported general health physical health status mental health status measured short form12 health literacy found partially mediate association low education low selfreported health status improving health literacy may useful strategy reducing disparities health related education health literacy appears play role explaining underlying mechanism driving relationship low level education poor health