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Health literacy and cancer prevention: Two new instruments to assess comprehension
Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute|Kaiser Permanente|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente
ability understand spoken health information important facet health literacy date instrument available quantify patients ability area sought develop test assess comprehension spoken health messages related cancer prevention screening fill gap complementary test comprehension written health messages used sentence verification technique write items based realistic health messages cancer prevention screening including media messages clinical encounters clinical print materials items reviewed revised pretested adults aged 4070 participated pilot administration georgia hawaii massachusetts cancer message literacy testlistening selfadministered via touchscreen laptop computer reading required takes approximately 1 hour cancer message literacy testreading selfadministered paper takes approximately 10 min two new tests allow researchers assess comprehension spoken health messages examine relationship listening reading literacy explore impact form literacy healthrelated outcomes researchers clinicians means measuring comprehension spoken health information