Sally Rodriguez|Debra Roter|Carlos Castillo?Salgado|Gillian W. Hooker|Lori H. Erby
Translation and validation of a Spanish-language genetic health literacy screening tool.
literacy deficits underutilization medical services linked health disparities among minorities appears especially relevant latino population given increasing importance genetics assessment genetic health literacy may direct future efforts better serve vulnerable population current study designed contribute area translating validating spanishlanguage genetic health literacy measurethis crosssectional study involving intervieweradministered questionnaire eligible individuals latinos ages 18 75 residing maryland selfreported spanish primary language recruited convenience sampling genetic health literacy measure components adapted existing englishlanguage measures erby roter larson chos 2008 rapid estimate adult literacy genetics realg hooker et als 2014 genetic literacy comprehension existing spanishlanguage general health literacy measure used establish preliminary concurrent validity lee bender ruiz chos 2006 sahlsa116 individuals completed assessment spanishlanguage realg realgsp found correlate well sahlsa pearsons r 77 p 01 cutoff score 59 62 distinguished low versus high genetic health literacy sensitivity 86 specificity 71 identifying 28 participants inadequate genetic health literacythe realgsp found preliminary concurrent validity existing health literacy measure latino population residing maryland significant proportions population predicted limitations genetic health literacy even information provided spanish