Health Literacy in Health Professionals Two Years into the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy (HL) is an important public health goal but also crucial in individuals providing medical care. During the pandemic, COVID-19-related HL of health professionals (HPs) has gained momentum; it helps to minimize the risk of self-infection, on the one hand, and to protect patients and relatives from infection, on the other. However, comprehensive information about the levels of individual pandemic-related HL in HPs is scarce.

Objective

In this paper, we aimed at describing the extent of existing research on HL (concept) conducted in HPs (population) in the COVID-19 pandemic (context). The review intends to map the literature on HL in HPs, thereby highlighting research gaps.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted using the methodology of Khali

SUBMITTER: Grepmeier EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature