Table 1.

Inclusion criteria for articles

Data type	Inclusion criteria
Participants	>17 years of age
Study design	Experimental and quasi-experimental
Control condition	Any comparator including active control, inactive control, or pre- and postmeasure
Intervention	Mention of literacy, health literacy, or numeracy in description of the intervention Targets disease self-management and/or health promotion
Measurement	Assesses literacy, health literacy, or numeracy directly among participants Follow-up period one week or greater after the intervention was delivered
Setting	Any
Primary outcome(s) (at least one of these outcomes)	Clinical outcomes Health literacy or numeracy Health behavior Proposed theoretical mediators Self-reported health status or quality of life Utilization of health care Satisfaction with interventions Health professional behavior or communication skills