Understanding health literacy through the lens of phronesis : the case of coronary artery disease patients

• Main Authors: Suri, Venkata Ratnadeep, Majid, Shaheen, Foo, Schubert, Dumaual-Sibal, Hannah Trinity, Chang, Yun-Ke
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology; Health Literacy; Phronesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145507
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In research as well as in clinical settings, health literacy is often measured using self-rated psychometric instruments. Research has, however, shown that although patients perform poorly on health literacy measures, over time, they tend to develop skills and strategies to empower themselves to man...