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Literacia em Saúde é definida, pela OMS, como o conjunto de «competências cognitivas e
sociais e a capacidade dos indivíduos para acederem à compreensão e ao uso da informação,
de forma a promover e manter uma boa saúde». O interesse neste conceito tem aumentado
nas últimas décadas – a nível mundial –, devido aos impactes comprovados tanto na saúde
dos indivíduos como nos Sistemas de Saúde. Estão também documentados diversos
Determinantes que, comprovadamente, influenciam os níveis de Literacia em Saúde das
populações e que são explorados nesta dissertação. O presente estudo pretendeu encontrar
a tendência evolutiva dos níveis de Literacia em Saúde das populações de Portugal,
Alemanha e Holanda; analisar as possíveis correlações existentes entre as tendências
evolutivas e os Determinantes de Literacia em Saúde; e, tentar perceber se e como as
Políticas de Saúde, programas, ações e medidas implementadas, por cada um dos países,
poderão ter influenciado a progressão dos níveis de Literacia em Saúde das suas populações.
Realizou-se uma revisão narrativa e mista da literatura sobre o tema Literacia em Saúde;
numa primeira fase, uma abordagem quantitativa, numa segunda fase, qualitativa. A
progressão dos níveis de Literacia em Saúde dos três países não é muito díspar, contudo,
por não existir homogeneidade no tratamento e apresentação dos dados entre os diferentes
estudos selecionados, torna-se difícil tirar elações seguras e elaborar comparações
rigorosas. Considerando os Determinantes relevantes, juntamente com as Políticas, planos
de ação e medidas de cada país, é percetível uma potencial correlação com a evolução dos
níveis de Literacia em Saúde das populações. Assim, os contextos políticos e sociais de cada
país são relevantes para a caracterização dos Determinantes que influenciam a Literacia em
Saúde e, consequentemente, os seus níveis. Esta dissertação salientou, também, algo já
identificado: a evidente necessidade de mais investigação neste âmbito.
Health Literacy is a concept defined by WHO as a set of cognitive and social skills and the individual ability to understand and use the information, in order to promote and maintain good health. The interest in this concept has grown in the past two decades – worldwide - due to the proven impact both on people’s health and on the Health Systems. There also are identified Determinants, known to influence Health Literacy levels, which were explored in this dissertation. The goals of this study were to find a progression of the Health Literacy levels for Portugal, Germany and Netherlands’ populations; to analyze possible correlations between this progression and the Determinants of Health Literacy; and to try to understand if and how the national health Politics, programs and action plans implemented by each country contributed to evolution of the populations’ Health Literacy levels. A narrative and mixed literacy review on the topic of Health Literacy, was conducted; a quantitative approach, in an initial phase; then, a qualitative approach. The progression of Health Literacy levels are similar, however, due to the lack of methodological homogeneity between the different selected studies, it becomes difficult to rigorously compare them. Taking into account relevant Determinants, together with policies, action plans and measures of each country, their impact on the levels of Health Literacy of each population were perceptible. The political and social context of each country was significant to the characterization of which Determinants influence Health Literacy and its levels. This dissertation also emphasizes that which was previously identified: the clear need for further investigation in this topic.
Health Literacy is a concept defined by WHO as a set of cognitive and social skills and the individual ability to understand and use the information, in order to promote and maintain good health. The interest in this concept has grown in the past two decades – worldwide - due to the proven impact both on people’s health and on the Health Systems. There also are identified Determinants, known to influence Health Literacy levels, which were explored in this dissertation. The goals of this study were to find a progression of the Health Literacy levels for Portugal, Germany and Netherlands’ populations; to analyze possible correlations between this progression and the Determinants of Health Literacy; and to try to understand if and how the national health Politics, programs and action plans implemented by each country contributed to evolution of the populations’ Health Literacy levels. A narrative and mixed literacy review on the topic of Health Literacy, was conducted; a quantitative approach, in an initial phase; then, a qualitative approach. The progression of Health Literacy levels are similar, however, due to the lack of methodological homogeneity between the different selected studies, it becomes difficult to rigorously compare them. Taking into account relevant Determinants, together with policies, action plans and measures of each country, their impact on the levels of Health Literacy of each population were perceptible. The political and social context of each country was significant to the characterization of which Determinants influence Health Literacy and its levels. This dissertation also emphasizes that which was previously identified: the clear need for further investigation in this topic.
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Instrumentos de Avaliação Literacia em Saúde Políticas de Saúde População