Brief Report: screening items to identify patients with limited health literacy skills

Brief screening items to identify spanish-speaking adults with limited health literacy and numeracy skills

BACKGROUND Limited health literacy (HL) and numeracy have been shown to be associated with a wide array of poor health-related outcomes, knowledge, and behaviors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of brief HL and numeracy screening items in identifying Spanish-speaking adults' HL and numeracy skills. METHODS We studied convenience samples of native Spanish-speakin...

Brief questions to identify patients with inadequate health literacy.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES No practical method for identifying patients with low heath literacy exists. We sought to develop screening questions for identifying patients with inadequate or marginal health literacy. METHODS Patients (n=332) at a VA preoperative clinic completed in-person interviews that included 16 health literacy screening questions on a 5-point Likert scale, followed by a val...

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Testing the BRIEF Health Literacy Screening Tool

I nadequate health literacy is a major problem in the United States. Patients’ health literacy skills affect their ability to communicate with health care providers, adhere to health care regimens, access and navigate health care services, and manage health issues. Yet the Institute of Medicine estimated in 2004 that nearly half of all American adults (about 90 million people) have difficulty u...

Interventions to Improve Care for Patients with Limited Health Literacy.

OBJECTIVE: To propose a framework and describe best practices for improving care for patients with limited health literacy (LHL). METHODS: Review of the literature. RESULTS: Approximately half of the U.S. adult population has LHL. Because LHL is associated with poor health outcomes and contributes to health disparities, the adoption of evidence-based best practices is imperative. Feasible inter...