Health Literacy: Concept and Dimensions. European Project of Health Literacy

Authors

  • María Falcón Romero HLS-EU Consorcio. Universidad de Murcia
  • Aurelio Luna Ruiz-Cabello HLS-EU Consorcio. Universidad de Murcia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35669/revistadecomunicacionysalud.2012.2(2).91-98

Abstract

La alfabetización en salud (AES), traducción del termino inglés health literacy, es un concepto
complejo introducido en los 70 en el mundo anglosajón, que cada día va ganando mas
reconocimiento entre la comunidad científica internacional. Existen multitud de definiciones del
término en inglés y diversas traducciones al castellano de health literacy. Entre las más
conocidas y utilizadas se encuentra la que recoge la OMS en su glosario de términos de salud
pública que la define como “las habilidades sociales y cognitivas que determinan el nivel de
motivación y la capacidad de una persona para acceder, entender y utilizar la información de
forma que le permita promover y mantener una buena salud”. Sin embargo, a pesar de la
unanimidad sobre su importancia, no hay una definición unánimemente aceptada del concepto
de alfabetización en salud, y sus dimensiones constitutivas siguen siendo objeto de
controversia, así como tampoco hay un consenso sobre qué instrumento es el más adecuado
para medirla (Sørensen et al., 2011; Baker, 2006).

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Falcón Romero, M. ., & Luna Ruiz-Cabello , A. . (2012). Health Literacy: Concept and Dimensions. European Project of Health Literacy. Revista De Comunicación Y Salud, 2(2), 91–98. https://doi.org/10.35669/revistadecomunicacionysalud.2012.2(2).91-98

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