Health literacy education at the time of COVID-19: development and piloting of an educational programme for university health professional students in 4 European countries

Abstract Background Health literacy has a strong influence on individual health outcomes and the sustainability of healthcare systems. Healthcare professionals often overestimate patients’ health literacy levels and lack adequate competencies to address limited health literacy effectively. Therefore...

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Main Authors: Roberta Papa, Jane Sixsmith, Cinzia Giammarchi, Sonia Lippke, Verna McKenna, Lucia Di Furia, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Andrea De Winter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04608-3