To develop a tool to evaluate health literacy (HL) levels of pregnant women in antenatal care (ANC). Methods: This study is methodological research conducted between 15.02.2016-01.07.2018. "Health Literacy Assessment Tool related to Antenatal Care (HLAT-ANC)" was developed. Its val...
read and write prose (print literacy), use quantitative information (numeracy or quantitative literacy) as well as being able to communicate effectively (oral literacy) and all skills need to be addressed when developing a tool [15]. By now, there is no evidence on how health literacy measurem...
Health insurance literacy measure (HILM) (2014) The Health Insurance Literacy Measure (HILM), a self-assessment measure that was constructed based on formative research and stakeholder guidance. The conceptual basis of the measure is the Health Insurance Literacy conceptual model by Paez et al. (Pa...
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to develop a Korean Health Literacy Assessment Tool (KHLAT) and to encourage researchers in the public health education field to look at the concept of health literacy as one of the possible strategies to design and develop more effective health education...
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the health literacy assessment tool METER in the Portuguese adult population. Patient Educ Couns. 2014;97(2):269-75.Paiva D, Silva S, Severo M, Ferreira P, Santos O, Lunet N, et al. Cross- cultural adaptation and validation of the health ...
Health literacy (HL) has been widely referenced as a determinant of health outcomes, making the assessment of low HL a fundamental step to plan educational interventions. This study aimed to translate and adapt the Short Assessment of Health Literacy-Spanish and English (SAHL-S&E) questionnaire ...
Description: An in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of standard health literacy measurement tools was conducted, including an overview of the kinds of literacy information these tools provide. The conceptual framework for a proposed new assessment tool that would encompass health ...
The purpose of this study was twofold: Assess health literacy among college students using an accepted assessment tool (the Newest Vital Sign, NVS) and utilize different methods of administration to explore strategies for practically increasing usage of health literacy measurement tools--which currently...
Evaluate health literacy levels in Spanish-speaking Hispanic adults accessing health care services in the Midwest. Methods . Cross-sectional study of patients (n = 402) at two Midwestern federally qualified health centers. The assessment tool used in this study contained the Short Assessment of ...
The primary objective of this study was to pilot test three methods to measure oral health literacy among older adults using the Rapid Estimate of Literacy in Dentistry (REALD-30) tool. We assessed word recognition and enhanced the REALD-30 tool by adding a comprehension component. We also as...