Limitations of the S-TOFHLA in measuring poor numeracy: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Although the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) is widely used, misidentification of individuals with low health literacy (HL) in specific HL dimensions, like numeracy, is a concern. We examined the degree to which individuals scored as “adequate” HL on...

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Main Authors: Ashley J. Housten, Lisa M. Lowenstein, Diana S. Hoover, Viola B. Leal, Geetanjali R. Kamath, Robert J. Volk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5333-9