Validating Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures in Minority Groups
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Validating Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures in Minority Groups
Background: Validation studies of existing health literacy or numeracy tools among racial/ethnic minorities are limited. Objective: This study assessed the validity of the Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS), the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT-5), the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS), and the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) by trait (health literacy or numeracy) and by...
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عنوان ژورنال: HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2474-8307,2474-8307
DOI: 10.3928/24748307-20170329-01