Open AccessA Pilot Study to Develop the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Audiology
Author(s) -
Hua Ou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health literacy research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2475-6024
pISSN - 2474-8307
DOI - 10.3928/24748307-20220418-01
Subject(s) - health literacy , cronbach's alpha , literacy , health care , comprehension , medicine , reading (process) , psychology , medical education , audiology , computer science , clinical psychology , psychometrics , pedagogy , political science , law , economics , programming language , economic growth
Health literacy describes an individuals' ability to maximize their potential in health care, including one's ability to understand information needed to make informed health decisions. A variety of general and condition-specific health literacy assessment tools have been created to help health professionals assess patients' health literacy skills and tailor the need for health care communication or education; however, there are no such tools available for the audiology field.