Exploring the health literacy status of people with hearing impairment: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with hearing impairment have many problems with healthcare use, which is associated with health literacy. Research on health literacy is less focused on people with hearing impairments. This research aimed to explore the levels of health literacy in people with hearing impairment, find the barriers to health literacy, and summarize methods for improving health literacy.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted using three databases (PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase) to search the relevant articles and analyze them. The studies were selected using pre-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria in two steps: first, selection by examining the title and abstract; and second, after reading the study in full. The Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Nonrandomized Studies (RoB

SUBMITTER: Piao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664265 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature