The Role of Health Literacy When Analyzing Functional Health Status: A Look a the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

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dc.contributor.advisorClaudia S. Coggin
dc.creatorMathew, Merly
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:00:52Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:00:52Z
dc.date.issued2007-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-15T11:51:11-07:00
dc.description.abstractMathew, Merly. The Role of Health Literacy When Analyzing Functional Health Status: A Look at the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. Master of Public Health (Community Health), May 2007, 45 pp., 4 tables, bibliography, 36 titles. U.S. Adults with low health literacy have been found to have poor health status and poor knowledge of medical conditions when compared with those with adequate health literacy skills. This research focused on the relevance of the health literacy skills of U.S. adults age 50 and above, when analyzing their functional health status. Secondary data was obtained from public data files that are available from the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) website. The research is organized as follows: introduction, review of literature, methodology, results, discussion and implications. The findings established a relationship between health literacy and functional health status, and confirmed the need to focus on creating a health literate America.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27558
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectHealth Communication
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedical Education
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOther Education
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectTranslational Medical Research
dc.subjecthealth literacy
dc.subjectfunctional health status
dc.subjectrelationship
dc.subjecthealth literate America
dc.subjectliterature review
dc.subjectimplications
dc.titleThe Role of Health Literacy When Analyzing Functional Health Status: A Look a the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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