| Validation of a Hebrew health literacy test. | |
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PMID: 17386994 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To validate a questionnaire measuring health literacy in Hebrew, based on the Short-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA). METHODS: Interviews were held with 119 Hebrew speaking patients immediately before undergoing colonoscopy in a gastrointestinal outpatient department in Israel. The Hebrew Health Literacy Test (HHLT) was partly translated from the S-TOFHLA and partly re-written in Hebrew to accommodate for the Israeli health system, language, and culture, and then used to assess respondents' health literacy levels. RESULTS: Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) of the 12 items representing the health literacy scale was 0.98. Mean score of the health literacy scale was 7.84+/-5.2 with a range of 0-12. Thirty-five respondents (29.4%) could not correctly answer more than two of the items on the scale (could not read or understand the questions), and 69 (58.0%) answered correctly 11-12 of the items. Those with lower levels of education, women, and the older respondents had significantly lower levels of health literacy. Levels of health literacy as measured with the HHLT and subjective levels of literacy were positively correlated (r(p)=0.671). CONCLUSION: The HHLT seems to be a valid measure of health literacy and can be used for assessment of health literacy in Hebrew. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The availability of the test should encourage studies regarding the magnitude of the problem and ways to decrease ill effects of low health literacy in Israel. |
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Authors:
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Orna Baron-Epel; Luba Balin; Zehava Daniely; Samuel Eidelman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article Date: 2007-03-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Patient education and counseling Volume: 67 ISSN: 0738-3991 ISO Abbreviation: Patient Educ Couns Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-12 Completed Date: 2007-09-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8406280 Medline TA: Patient Educ Couns Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 235-9 Citation Subset: N |
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School of Public Health, and Center for the Study of Doctor-Patient Relations, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel 31905, Israel. ornaepel@research.haifa.ac.il |
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Adult Aged Educational Status* Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Israel Male Middle Aged Psychological Tests* Reading Reproducibility of Results |
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