Andrea K. Morrison|Marilyn M. Schapira|Raymond G. Hoffmann|David C. Brousseau
Measuring Health Literacy in Caregivers of Children
Medical College of Wisconsin|University of Pennsylvania|Children's Hospital of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin|Medical College of Wisconsin
objective examined performance newest vital sign nvs short test functional health literacy adults stofhla caregivers children method caregivers children 12 years old seeking care child pediatric emergency department ed tested using nvs stofhla measure health literacy results compared ed use outcomes result stofhla found ceiling effect compared nvs caregivers scored low literacy categories p lt 0001 finding demonstrated lower p 01 higher p lt 001 educational attainment groups nvs predictive ed use outcomes p 02 p lt 01 whereas stofhla p 21 p 11 conclusions measures seem function similarly predict health outcomes equally nvs demonstrates sensitivity identifying limited health literacy younger adult populations