RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194, USA.
J Health Commun. 2010;15 Suppl 2:9-19. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2010.499985.
The concept of health literacy evolved from a history of defining, redefining, and quantifying the functional literacy needs of the adult population. Along with these changes has come the recognition that sophisticated literacy skills are increasingly needed to function in society and that low literacy may have an effect on health and health care. We present a brief history of literacy in the United States, followed by a discussion of the origins and conceptualization of health literacy. Increased attention to this important issue suggests the need to review existing definitions of the term "health literacy," because despite the growing interest in this field, one question that persists is, "What is health literacy?"
健康素养的概念源于定义、重新定义和量化成年人群体实用读写能力需求的历史。随着这些变化，人们认识到，在社会中运作越来越需要复杂的读写能力，而低读写能力可能会对健康和医疗保健产生影响。我们介绍了美国读写能力的简要历史，然后讨论了健康素养的起源和概念化。对这个重要问题的日益关注表明，需要审查该术语“健康素养”的现有定义，因为尽管人们对这一领域越来越感兴趣，但一个悬而未决的问题是，“什么是健康素养？”
