Trial reportJournal of health communication2015
Comparing the Performance of the S-TOFHLA and NVS Among and Between English and Spanish Speakers.
Trial report in Journal of health communication, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Associations of Limited Health Literacy in CKD.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2017Pooled it
- Caregiver Health Literacy and Healthcare Utilization Behaviors: A Prospective Study Comparing Caregivers of Orthopaedic Patients With Chronic Versus Acute Conditions.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026Article
- The forgotten - overcoming challenges in diabetes care for marginalized populations.Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism · 2025Review
- Comparison of Newest Vital Sign and Brief Health Literacy Screen scores in a large, urban Hispanic cohort.Patient education and counseling · 2023Article
- Knowledge and Beliefs Associated with Environmental Health Literacy: A Case Study Focused on Toxic Metals Contamination of Well Water.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Testing measurement equivalence of neurocognitive assessments across language in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Neuropsychology · 2021Article
- Comparing Well-Tested Health Literacy Measures for Oral Health: A Pilot Assessment.Journal of health communication · 2016Article
- Brief screening items to identify spanish-speaking adults with limited health literacy and numeracy skills.BMC health services research · 2015Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Given the growing body of evidence demonstrating the significant implications of health literacy on a myriad of outcomes, researchers continue to incorporate health literacy metrics in studies. With this proliferation in measurement of health literacy in research, it has become increasingly important to understand how various health literacy tools perform in specific populations. Our objective was to compare the performance of two widely used tests, the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) among and between a sample of English and Spanish-speaking patients. Adults (N = 402) ages 50-75 years participating in a trial to promote colorectal cancer screening completed in-person interviews which included both measures of health literacy. In the full sample, the tests were moderately correlated (r = 0.69, p < .0001); however, there was a stronger correlation among those completing the test in Spanish (r = 0.83) as compared with English (r = 0.58, p < .0001). English speakers more often were categorized as having adequate literacy by the S-TOFHLA as compared with the NVS, whereas Spanish speakers scored consistently low on both instruments. These findings indicate that the categorization of participants into levels of literacy is likely to vary, depending on whether the NVS or S-TOFHLA is used for assessment, a factor which researchers should be aware of when selecting literacy assessments.
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