Nowadays, in an ever-changing world, Health Literacy (HL) is a topic of increasing importance due to health behaviours and outcomes, HL has gained importance over the past few decades.

In Portugal, the last survey was in 2016 and on average 61% of the population had a problematic or inadequate level of HL. Lisa is a cohort study that will measure HL in the adult population residing in the municipality of Leria over the next 4 years, with measurements every 2 years.

Over the years we will promote activities and interventions adjusted to the needs of Leiria’s population. Ultimately we want to understand the changes during the years and improve the health care provided.

Keywords: Cohort study, Health literacy, survey

Principal Investigator: Sara Simões Dias

Research Team

• ciTechCare: Daniel Carvalho;  Maria João Batalha; Rui Passadouro;  Teresa Peralta;
• Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, E. P. E.: Bartolomeu Alves; Estêvão Soares Santos; Tiago Gabriel
• Câmara Municipal de Leiria: Ana Soledade; Ana Valentim;

Duration: 48 months (2022 – 2026)

Institutional Partners and Others:

• Municipality of Leiria
• LIDA – Research Laboratory in Design and Arts
• Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, E. P. E.

Funding: Câmara Municipal de Leiria

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