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Health Literacy and People with Intellectual Disabilities: What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and What We Need: A Theoretical Discourse

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  • Cornelia Geukes

    (Department of Nursing and Health, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Interaktion 1, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany)

  • Janine Bröder

    (Faculty of Educational Science, Bielefeld University, Konsequenz 41A, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany)

  • Änne-Dörte Latteck

    (Department of Nursing and Health, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Interaktion 1, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany)

Abstract

Although health literacy is widely discussed and many heterogeneous conceptualizations exist, people with intellectual disabilities have remained largely unconsidered. The purpose of this conceptual paper is to analyze the particularities of this target group and discuss and consider implications that arise when conceptualizing the health literacy of people with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, we explore relevant approaches from multiple disciplines and examine their transferability to a conceptual understanding of health literacy for people with intellectual disabilities. For future directions we identified three main dimensions: (1) disentangle health literacy from empowerment; (2) apply a positive, asset-based focus to health literacy; and (3) focus on health literacy as a distributed resource across individuals and their individual life-world.

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  • Cornelia Geukes & Janine Bröder & Änne-Dörte Latteck, 2019. "Health Literacy and People with Intellectual Disabilities: What We Know, What We Do Not Know, and What We Need: A Theoretical Discourse," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:3:p:463-:d:203679
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    1. Änne-Dörte Latteck & Dirk Bruland, 2020. "Inclusion of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Health Literacy: Lessons Learned from Three Participative Projects for Future Initiatives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-13, April.
    2. Timo Dins & Caren Keeley, 2022. "Recognising Basic Health Literacy Capabilities: An Explorative Study on the Relevance of Health-Related Information in the Support of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-26, December.
    3. Julie S. Armin & Heather J. Williamson & Andria Begay & Jennifer Etcitty & Agnes Attakai & Kim Russell & Julie A. Baldwin, 2022. "Adapting a Cancer Screening Education Program for Native American Women with Disabilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-15, July.
    4. Pei-Fung Wu & Yu-Wei Chang & Tai-Been Chen & Li-Ching Chang, 2021. "The Effects of Integrated Step Training into the Physical Education Curriculum of Children with Intellectual Disabilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-12, October.

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