ReviewFrontiers in public health2022
The development and progress of health literacy in China.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Improving Parental Health Literacy in Primary Caregivers of 0- to 3-Year-Old Children Through a WeChat Official Account: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- Revised Chinese resident health literacy scale for the older adults in China: simplified version and initial validity testing.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
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- Urban residents' health literacy of four major cancers: a cross-sectional national survey.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Communicative Health Literacy and Patient Loyalty in China: A Chain Mediation Study Based on Social Exchange Theory.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Spatial and temporal distribution of thyroid cancer incidence in China: An ecological study based on a national registry.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of a "5E+AI" teaching model on science communication in medical students: a contribution to global health literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Making non-emergent abnormal results actionable: a short-term longitudinal qualitative study in two hospital-affiliated health examination centers in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity, chronic disease, depression, and health-related quality of life among Chinese older adults: a two-wave longitudinal panel study before and during COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Dyadic Health Literacy and Its Association with Care Collaboration and Satisfaction in Heart Failure Patient-Caregiver Dyads: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
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Abstract
Limited health literacy is a serious public health problem. It is strongly associated with increased hospital admissions and readmission, poorer self-management, and health outcomes. It can lead to poor management of chronic disease, lower health care quality, increased mortality, and higher healthcare expenditures. Understanding China's current situation and the progress of health literacy levels are critical to achieving practical solutions for improving population health. This paper intended to provide a concise overview of the key milestones and specific practices in health literacy in China. We summarized the characteristics and changing profile of health literacy from 2008 to 2020 in China. We developed an intervention framework based on social ecosystem theory for improving health literacy in China. Meanwhile, some multi-level actionable recommendations were proposed. The study revealed that China has made progress in improving health literacy in the last decades. Health literacy levels increased from 6.48% of the population in 2008 to 23.15% in 2020. Geographic disparities were substantial. The East performed better health literacy than the Central and West, and cities had higher adequate health literacy than rural areas. Social development index, age, and education level were highly associated with health literacy. A global joint effort to improve health literacy will be required. And we advocate a whole-of-society approach that involves the participation of the entire ecosystem around the targeted population.
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