State of the science of health literacy measures: Validity implications for minority populations

Highlights • 109 unique health literacy measures were identified. • 37 were non-English HL language measures and 72 were English language measures. • Many measures have not been properly validated for minority groups. • Improved instrument development and validation is needed to move the science for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Patient education and counseling 2015-12, Vol.98 (12), p.1492-1512
Hauptverfasser: Nguyen, Tam H, Park, Hyunjeong, Han, Hae-Ra, Chan, Kitty S, Paasche-Orlow, Michael K, Haun, Jolie, Kim, Miyong T
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • 109 unique health literacy measures were identified. • 37 were non-English HL language measures and 72 were English language measures. • Many measures have not been properly validated for minority groups. • Improved instrument development and validation is needed to move the science forward.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2015.07.013