{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4237907507","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","title":"Health Literacy: Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs","display_name":"Health Literacy: Report of the Council on Scientific Affairs","publication_year":1999,"publication_date":"1999-02-10","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4237907507","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","mag":"2905409886","pmid":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10022112"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1001/jama.281.6.552","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S172573765","display_name":"JAMA","issn_l":"0002-9955","issn":["0002-9955","0098-7484","1538-3598","2376-8118"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-a","doyens","jufo-3","ki-jl-3","medline","norway-2","poland-200","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320259","host_organization_name":"American Medical Association","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320259"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Medical Association"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref","pubmed"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005858613","display_name":"American Medical Association Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5005858613"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":59.0358,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1512,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99939976,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":99,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"281","issue":"6","first_page":"552","last_page":"557"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10737","display_name":"Health Literacy and Information Accessibility","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10737","display_name":"Health Literacy and Information Accessibility","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10827","display_name":"Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare","score":0.0006000000284984708,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12151","display_name":"Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare","score":0.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3600","display_name":"General Health Professions"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-literacy","display_name":"health literacy","score":1.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/patient-physician-communication","display_name":"patient-physician communication","score":0.8040000200271606},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-outcomes","display_name":"health outcomes","score":0.5809999704360962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hospitalization-risk","display_name":"hospitalization risk","score":0.7620000243186951},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-education","display_name":"health education","score":0.7889999747276306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medical-education","display_name":"medical education","score":0.5419999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/patient-understanding","display_name":"patient understanding","score":0.5189999938011169},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-literacy-screening","display_name":"health literacy screening","score":0.6320000290870667},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/health-policy","display_name":"health policy","score":0.5879999995231628},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/adult-literacy","display_name":"adult literacy","score":0.46700000762939453}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.740946888923645},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778843546","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3097973","display_name":"Health literacy","level":3,"score":0.6743054389953613},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160735492","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31207","display_name":"Health care","level":2,"score":0.5276663899421692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779473830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1540899","display_name":"MEDLINE","level":2,"score":0.5271750688552856},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C547764534","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8236","display_name":"Literacy","level":2,"score":0.43119025230407715},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47344431","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519812","display_name":"Health policy","level":3,"score":0.4179469048976898},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.4130900502204895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C512399662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3505712","display_name":"Family medicine","level":1,"score":0.40520554780960083},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.31139761209487915},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138816342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189603","display_name":"Public health","level":2,"score":0.2805580496788025},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.11506286263465881},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.09566429257392883},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[{"descriptor_ui":"D000574","descriptor_name":"American Medical Association","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D003142","descriptor_name":"Communication","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D004521","descriptor_name":"Educational Measurement","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D004522","descriptor_name":"Educational Status","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D006266","descriptor_name":"Health Education","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D006801","descriptor_name":"Humans","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D010353","descriptor_name":"Patient Education as Topic","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D010817","descriptor_name":"Physician-Patient Relations","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D011634","descriptor_name":"Public Health","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":true},{"descriptor_ui":"D011640","descriptor_name":"Public Policy","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D012959","descriptor_name":"Socioeconomic Factors","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false},{"descriptor_ui":"D014481","descriptor_name":"United States","qualifier_ui":null,"qualifier_name":null,"is_major_topic":false}],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1001/jama.281.6.552","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.281.6.552","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S172573765","display_name":"JAMA","issn_l":"0002-9955","issn":["0002-9955","0098-7484","1538-3598","2376-8118"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-a","doyens","jufo-3","ki-jl-3","medline","norway-2","poland-200","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320259","host_organization_name":"American Medical Association","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320259"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Medical Association"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmid:10022112","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10022112","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306525036","display_name":"PubMed","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I1299303238","host_organization_name":"National Institutes of Health","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1299303238"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"JAMA","raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"mag:2905409886","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://dissem.in/p/42474437/health-literacy-report-of-the-council-on-scientific-affairs","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.9537000060081482,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","display_name":"Good health and well-being"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":54,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W30855635","https://openalex.org/W77226237","https://openalex.org/W1491226153","https://openalex.org/W1534215117","https://openalex.org/W1566237488","https://openalex.org/W1833720812","https://openalex.org/W1898555925","https://openalex.org/W1947951941","https://openalex.org/W1964321676","https://openalex.org/W1967649176","https://openalex.org/W1970801586","https://openalex.org/W1979602079","https://openalex.org/W1986825749","https://openalex.org/W1987364697","https://openalex.org/W1991800900","https://openalex.org/W1996024638","https://openalex.org/W1999061866","https://openalex.org/W2004979569","https://openalex.org/W2010087945","https://openalex.org/W2029410319","https://openalex.org/W2035616688","https://openalex.org/W2045311741","https://openalex.org/W2048179962","https://openalex.org/W2048363280","https://openalex.org/W2050288708","https://openalex.org/W2051496061","https://openalex.org/W2052950775","https://openalex.org/W2056036216","https://openalex.org/W2063059082","https://openalex.org/W2063307665","https://openalex.org/W2069611505","https://openalex.org/W2070161735","https://openalex.org/W2079072929","https://openalex.org/W2080709277","https://openalex.org/W2083284453","https://openalex.org/W2093861543","https://openalex.org/W2106173411","https://openalex.org/W2107221426","https://openalex.org/W2113139137","https://openalex.org/W2119443016","https://openalex.org/W2119998030","https://openalex.org/W2123781212","https://openalex.org/W2126175301","https://openalex.org/W2127073027","https://openalex.org/W2141435397","https://openalex.org/W2153215522","https://openalex.org/W2262422946","https://openalex.org/W2314083496","https://openalex.org/W2418075410","https://openalex.org/W2585717783","https://openalex.org/W2945780583","https://openalex.org/W3173696454","https://openalex.org/W4249278769","https://openalex.org/W4293565734"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4299961741","https://openalex.org/W2184276713","https://openalex.org/W2005627142","https://openalex.org/W2327201487","https://openalex.org/W187056649","https://openalex.org/W7096988768","https://openalex.org/W2042481873","https://openalex.org/W2614223197","https://openalex.org/W1556024762","https://openalex.org/W134381691"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"CONTEXT:":[0],"Patients":[1,215],"with":[2,129,216,275,300,312],"the":[3,10,27,36,57,81,112,136,211,258,267,317],"greatest":[4],"health":[5,33,84,96,106,132,170,173,218,232,238,254,268,302,305,314,323],"care":[6],"needs":[7],"may":[8,228,256],"have":[9,220,241],"least":[11],"ability":[12],"to":[13,19,165,230,297],"read":[14],"and":[15,29,44,46,49,95,105,155,175,180,198,202,204,240,248,263,280,282,309,316],"comprehend":[16],"information":[17],"needed":[18],"function":[20],"successfully":[21],"as":[22,78,146],"patients.":[23],"OBJECTIVE:":[24],"To":[25],"examine":[26],"scope":[28],"consequences":[30],"of":[31,56,83,89,159,194,224,260,266,277,294,320],"poor":[32,301,313,322],"literacy":[34,85,134,219,255,269,324],"in":[35,80,91,135,169],"United":[37],"States,":[38],"characterize":[39],"its":[40],"implications":[41],"for":[42,115],"patients":[43,235,296],"physicians,":[45],"identify":[47,298],"policy":[48],"research":[50,288],"issues.":[51],"PARTICIPANTS:":[52],"The":[53],"12":[54],"members":[55,189,209],"Ad":[58],"Hoc":[59],"Committee":[60],"on":[61,68,291],"Health":[62],"Literacy,":[63],"American":[64],"Medical":[65,123],"Association":[66],"Council":[67],"Scientific":[69],"Affairs,":[70],"were":[71,163],"selected":[72],"by":[73],"a":[74,87,147,221],"key":[75],"informant":[76],"process":[77],"experts":[79],"field":[82],"from":[86],"variety":[88],"backgrounds":[90],"clinical":[92],"medicine,":[93],"medical":[94,99,176,246,278],"services":[97,171],"research,":[98,172],"education,":[100,174],"psychology,":[101],"adult":[102],"literacy,":[103,303,315],"nursing,":[104],"education.":[107],"EVIDENCE:":[108],"Literature":[109],"review":[110,193],"using":[111,144],"MEDLINE":[113],"database":[114],"January":[116],"1966":[117],"through":[118,192],"October":[119],"1,":[120],"1996,":[121],"searching":[122],"Subject":[124],"Heading":[125],"(MeSH)":[126],"reading":[127,145],"combined":[128],"text":[130],"words":[131],"or":[133,139],"title,":[137],"abstract,":[138],"MeSH.":[140],"A":[141],"subsequent":[142],"search":[143,148],"term":[149],"identified":[150,178],"articles":[151,197],"published":[152,161,196],"between":[153],"1993":[154],"August":[156],"1998.":[157],"Authors":[158],"relevant":[160],"abstracts":[162],"asked":[164],"provide":[166],"manuscripts.":[167],"Experts":[168],"law":[177],"proprietary":[179],"other":[181],"unpublished":[182,200],"references.":[183],"CONSENSUS":[184],"PROCESS:":[185],"Consensus":[186],"among":[187],"committee":[188,208],"was":[190],"reached":[191],"216":[195],"additional":[199],"manuscripts":[201],"telephone":[203],"Internet":[205],"conferencing.":[206],"All":[207],"approved":[210],"final":[212],"report.":[213],"CONCLUSIONS:":[214],"inadequate":[217,253],"complex":[222],"array":[223],"communications":[225],"difficulties,":[226],"which":[227],"interact":[229],"influence":[231],"outcome.":[233],"These":[234],"report":[236],"worse":[237],"status":[239],"less":[242],"understanding":[243],"about":[244],"their":[245],"conditions":[247],"treatment.":[249],"Preliminary":[250],"studies":[251],"indicate":[252],"increase":[257],"risk":[259],"hospitalization.":[261],"Professional":[262],"public":[264],"awareness":[265],"issue":[270],"must":[271],"be":[272],"increased,":[273],"beginning":[274],"education":[276,306],"students":[279],"physicians":[281],"improved":[283],"patient-physician":[284],"communication":[285],"skills.":[286],"Future":[287],"should":[289],"focus":[290],"optimal":[292],"methods":[293],"screening":[295],"those":[299],"effective":[304],"techniques,":[307],"outcomes":[308],"costs":[310],"associated":[311],"causal":[318],"pathway":[319],"how":[321],"influences":[325],"health.":[326]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":23},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":34},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":62},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":86},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":61},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":62},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":73},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":71},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":70},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":66},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":67},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":68},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":78},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":70},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":70}],"updated_date":"2026-11-08T12:12:28.789561","created_date":"2022-05-12T00:00:00"}