Sibel Altin|Kristina Lorrek|Stephanie Stock
Development and validation of a brief screener to measure the Health Literacy Responsiveness of Primary Care Practices (HLPC)
University Hospital Cologne|University Hospital Cologne|University Hospital Cologne
evolving approach health literate health care organizations hlho receives considerable support health policy makers performance measures available assess application health literacy strategies health care professionals primary care setting paper describes development validation health literate primary care practice screener hlpc screener used selfassessment tool primary care organizations pco aim elucidate health literacy responsiveness organization hlpc 4item screener developed multilevel process following theorydriven approach including literature review consultations scientists cognitive tests patients pco screener applied national random sample n 1125 adults living germany item psychometric properties analyzed determining item discrimination reliability well performing confirmatory factor analysis cfa test instruments unidimensionality criterion validity investigated performing bivariate correlations hlpc score heath care quality measures hlpc scale demonstrated good item discrimination internal consistency 086 cfa verified onefactor structure scale analysis criterion validity revealed significant correlation hlpc score patients satisfaction general practitioner accessibility pco support carecoordination received pco hlpc valid screener provide insights extent utilization health literacy strategies primary care practices