International application of health literacy measures: Adaptation and validation of the newest vital sign in The Netherlands

Highlights • The newest vital sign assesses individual reading and numeracy skills. The aim of this study was to create a Dutch version (NVS-D) and to assess its feasibility, reliability, and validity in The Netherlands. • The results suggest that the NVS-D is a reliable and valid tool that allows i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Patient education and counseling 2014-12, Vol.97 (3), p.403-409
Hauptverfasser:	Fransen, Mirjam P, Leenaars, Karlijn E.F, Rowlands, Gillian, Weiss, Barry D, Maat, Henk Pander, Essink-Bot, Marie-Louise
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Cross-cultural adaptation Feasibility Studies Female Health literacy Health Literacy - standards Humans Internal Medicine Male Mass Screening - instrumentation Measurement Netherlands Newest vital sign Nursing Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data Reading Reproducibility of Results ROC Curve Surveys and Questionnaires Validation Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • The newest vital sign assesses individual reading and numeracy skills. The aim of this study was to create a Dutch version (NVS-D) and to assess its feasibility, reliability, and validity in The Netherlands. • The results suggest that the NVS-D is a reliable and valid tool that allows international comparable health literacy research. • This study protocol can be applied in cross-cultural adaptation of HL measures in other countries.
ISSN:	0738-3991 1873-5134
DOI:	10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.017