Testing a single item screener to support family doctors in identifying patients with limited health literacy: convergent validity of the SILS and the HLS-EU-Q16

Testing a single item screener to support family doctors in identifying patients with limited health literacy: convergent validity of the SILS and the HLS-EU-Q16

Abstract Background Low health literacy (HL) is associated with reduced disease self-management skills, worse health outcomes, an increased number of hospitalizations, more frequent use of the emergency room and less utilization of preventive services. To support patients with low HL it is crucial t...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Stock, Arim Shukri, Sibel Altin, Farah Nawabi, Daniele Civello, Marcus Redaèlli, Adrienne Alayli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Health literacy
Screening
Validation
Family practice
Chronic disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02112-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02112-7

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