Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h5DGYGC22844; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:34:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:34:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200306131131.AA1169621546@thereadingpeople.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Faitha Clark" <dclark@thereadingpeople.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4012] Re: health literacy scales X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: <IMail v5.07> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2788 Lines: 75 Hi. The "Bader Reading and Language Inventory" is a wonderful, inexpensive assessment tool. It is published by Merrill-Prentice-Hall and is in its 4th edition. It might be more than you want. It can test all the way down past pre-primer. It can also be used for ESL. Once purchased, it may be photocopied forever. Di ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Linda S. Potter" <lspotter@att.net> Reply-To: nifl-health@nifl.gov Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:13:55 -0400 (EDT) >Following up on Ian Bennett's response, check the www.chcs.org website for >the Health Literacy Fact Sheets. (Look under Publications or do a 'search' >for 'Health Literacy Fact Sheets'.). > >Fact Sheet #7 has full citations for both scales. The TOFHLA and S-TOFHLA >(Eng and Spanish) can be ordered from Peppercorn books (see reference #5). >The REALM is in the article by Davis et al 1993(reference #6). > >It might also be helpful to read Davis et al's 1998 article (reference #8) >discussing these scales before you begin. That article provides an overview >of these scales and their use. > >******************************** >Linda S. Potter, DrPH >Family Health Research >56 N. Mill Road >Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 >tel: 609-716-6365 >fax: 609-716-4972 >email: lspotter@att.net >******************************** > >-----Original Message----- >From: nifl-health@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-health@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Ian >Bennett >Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:43 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:4010] Re: health literacy scales > > >The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM), and Test of >Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) are the most common >instruments used in this context. It is important to keep in mind that >"health literacy" is a multi-dimensional construct and we don't really have >an instrument that gets to all of those dimensions. Those above are closer >to a general literacy level (and that is how they are validated) than a >"health literacy" level. These are good screening instruments however and >are accepted in the literature for that purpose (both are short; 2 minutes >for the REALM and 7 for the short-TOFHLA). >Ian Bennett > >At 09:01 AM 6/13/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >> I'm wondering where I can find a short health literacy scale. I want to >>include health literacy in an already existing questionnaire. >> >>Thanks in advance! >> >>Ramona Finnie, MPH >>Research Analyst >>Behavioral Research Center >>American Cancer Society >>1599 Clifton Road NE >>Atlanta, GA 30329 >>Phone: 404-929-6805 >>Fax: 404-320-6262 > >Ian M. Bennett, M.D., Ph.D. >Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine >University of Pennsylvania >215-614-0849 >ibennett@mail.med.upenn.edu > > > >
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