Health literacy, social cognition constructs, and health behaviors and outcomes: A meta-analysis.

Conclusion: Findings indicate that relations between health literacy and health behavior and outcomes are partly accounted for by health behavior beliefs suggesting a potential mechanism by which health literacy may relate to health behavior and outcomes. Given these findings are based on correlational data, further corroboration is needed in studies adopting longitudinal or experimental designs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Health Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research