Can the Newest Vital Sign Be Used to Assess Health Literacy in Children and Adolescents?

被引：57

作者：

Warsh, Joel ^{[1
]}

Chari, Roopa ^{[2
]}

Badaczewski, Adam ^{[2
]}

Hossain, Jobayer ^{[2
]}

Sharif, Iman ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Thomas Jefferson Univ, Jefferson Med Coll, Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

[2] Nemours Alfred I duPont Hosp Children, Wilmington, DE 19803 USA

来源：

CLINICAL PEDIATRICS | 2014年 / 53卷 / 02期

关键词：

pediatric; health literacy; Newest Vital Sign; child literacy; CARE; SCHOOL; ENROLLEES; BEVERAGES; PARTNERS; MEDICINE; SERVICES; ADULTS; FOODS;

D O I：

10.1177/0009922813504025

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Context. We evaluated the validity of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) as a brief screen for health literacy in children. Objectives. To (a) test the hypothesis that child performance on the NVS correlates with performance on a test of child reading comprehension and (b) establish age-based cutoffs for expected performance on the NVS. Design. Children aged 7 to 17 years were administered the NVS followed by the Gray Silent Reading Test (GSRT). Results. The NVS score correlated strongly with GSRT score (rho = 0.71, P < .0001) and increased with age. Children aged 7 to 9 years had a median NVS score of 1 (interquartile range = 1-2); children aged 10 to 17 years had a median score of 3 (interquartile range = 2-4), P < .0001. Conclusion. The NVS performs well in this population. Children aged 10 to 17 years with an NVS score lower than 2 may have low health literacy.

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