Onkologie. 2020:14(5):246-250 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2020.082

Health literacy in patients with oncological diseases: a literature review

Miloš Čakloš1,2, Ivana Bóriková1
1 Ústav ošetrovateľstva, Jesseniova lekárska fakulta v Martine, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave
2 Národný onkologický ústav, Bratislava

Health literacy is the degree to which patient have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information needed to make appropriate health decisions. Active involvement of patients in the treatment of oncological diseases requires an adequate level of health literacy. The limited level of health literacy negatively affects the treatment of oncological diseases and is an obstacle in achieving the quality of life of oncological patients. The aim of the paper is to search and analyze research empirical studies that have assessed health literacy in patients with oncological disease.

Keywords: health literacy, oncological disease, assessment, sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, psychosocial factors.

Published: November 19, 2020  Show citation

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Čakloš M, Bóriková I. Health literacy in patients with oncological diseases: a literature review. Onkologie. 2020;14(5):246-250. doi: 10.36290/xon.2020.082.
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