Gillian Rowlands|Joanne Protheroe|John Winkley|Marty Richardson|Paul T. Seed|Rima E. Rudd
A mismatch between population health literacy and the complexity of health information: an observational study
Newcastle University|Aarhus University|Keele University|University of Liverpool|King's College London|Harvard University
low health literacy associated poorer health higher mortality complex health materials barrier healthto assess literacy numeracy skills required understand use commonly used english health information materials describe population skills relation thesean english observational study comparing health materials national workingage population skillshealth materials sampled using health literacy framework competency thresholds understand use materials identified proportion population thresholds sociodemographic variables associated greater risk thresholds describedsixtyfour health materials sampled two competency thresholds identified text literacy text numeracy 25155795 participants 43 textonly threshold 29054767 61 text numeracy threshold univariable analyses social determinants health showed groups risk socioeconomic deprivation higher odds health literacy competency threshold lower risk deprivation multivariable analysis resulted variables becoming nonsignificant reduced effectlevels low health literacy mirror found industrialised countries mismatch complexity health materials skills english adult workingage population need health information least access efficacious strategies building population skills improving health professionals communication improving written health information