The association between performance on health literacy measures and health outcomes is
well established. The next step is to understand the processes through which health literacy …

Aim We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to analyse gender differences in
COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Subject and methods PubMed, Web of Science and …

Objectives: To review the evidence on the association between age and limited health
literacy, overall and by health literacy test, and to investigate the mediating role of cognitive …

Objectives: To measure the prevalence of limited functional health literacy in the UK, and
examine associations with health behaviours and self-rated health. Design: Psychometric …

Introduction The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England began operating in 2006
with the aim of full roll out across England by December 2009. Subjects aged 60–69 are …

Background An organized, population-based, colorectal cancer screening programme was
initiated in England in 2006 offering biennial faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) to adults …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to document the association between health literacy and
willingness and ability to seek information about the new colorectal cancer (CRC) screening …

Background Colonoscopy is the gold-standard test for investigation of symptoms suggestive
of colorectal cancer; computed tomographic colonography (CTC) is an alternative, less …

Background Cancer has long inspired fear, but the effect of fear is not well understood; it
seems both to facilitate and to deter early diagnosis behaviours. To elucidate fear's …

Objective There is ongoing debate on whether health literacy represents a skill-based
construct for health self-management, or if it also more broadly captures personal …