Pat F. Bass|John F. Wilson|Charles H. Griffith
A shortened instrument for literacy screening
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport|Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans|University of Kentucky|University of Kentucky
rapid estimate adult literacy medicine realmr new 8item instrument designed rapidly screen patients potential health literacy problems administered 157 patients realmr correlated wide range achievement testrevised wratr 64 demonstrated cronbachs 091 realmr identified 26 30 persons scoring 1 standard deviation mean wratr corresponding sixth grade reading level realmr identified substantial number people scored poorly wratr depending studies validity reliability may offer practical approach identify patients risk health literacy problems clinical setting