Singapore medical journal
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Singapore medical journal · Jul 2023
ReviewPandemic-related health literacy: a systematic review of literature in COVID-19, SARS and MERS pandemics.
Health literacy plays an essential role in one's ability to acquire and understand critical medical information in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infodemic and in other pandemics. We aimed to summarise the assessment, levels and determinants of pandemic-related health literacy and its associated clinical outcomes. ⋯ The level of pandemic-related health literacy is suboptimal. Healthcare administrators need to be aware of health literacy determinants when formulating policies in pandemics.