The relationship between health literacy and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Low health literacy often has an association with poor health outcomes such as low levels of self-efficacy, increased mortality, poor health status and reduced quality of life (QOL). The aim of the study was to quantitatively evaluate the relationship between health literacy (HL)...

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Main Authors: Mengyun Zheng, Hui Jin, Naiyang Shi, Chunxiao Duan, Donglei Wang, Xiaoge Yu, Xiaoning Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-1031-7