The article reports on the launch of two health literacy measurement tools by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on its Web site in the U.S. It highlights the rapid estimate of adult literacy...
Among the 17 included publications on the development/validation of a generic health literacy measurement tools certain patterns can be identified. As depicted in Table1, about one third of the instruments use either a direct test of an individual’s abilities (objective measurement) or the elicitat...
Most measurement tools for HIL and related constructs have been developed and used in the context of the USA health insurance system, primarily in Medicare, while there is a paucity of measurement tools for private health insurances and from other countries. Furthermore, there is a lack of conc...
The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric characteristics of four Health Literacy (HL) measurement tools, viz. Newest Vital Sign (NVS), Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA), Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) and Single question on Self-rated Reading Abilit...
However, these tests only measure narrow aspects of health literacy; they do not provide comprehensive information about special populations' areas of difficulty. Description: An in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of standard health literacy measurement tools was conducted, including an...
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...
However, Nutbeam [7] suggests that different health literacy measurement tools may be required for different stages and ages in order to account for the different social contexts in which health literacy is relevant. Our Pathway Model can inform the development of measures that can be used at ...
Electronic health literacy across the lifespan: measurement invariance study J. Med. Internet Res., 20 (2018), pp. 266-279 Google Scholar [24] M. Stellefson, S.R. Paige, J.M. Alber, et al. Association between health literacy, electronic health literacy, disease-specific knowledge, and he...
Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: results from a population-based survey. Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: Results from a population...
Included are eight articles that increase our understanding of the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes, describe interventions and tools to enhance patient education and overcome literacy barriers, and explore the measurement of health literacy. We hope these additions to the ...