Validation of self-reported health literacy questions among diverse english and spanish-speaking populations

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-271

  Sarkar, Urmimala ^a,b   Schillinger, Dean ^a,b   López, Andrea ^a,b   Sudore, Rebecca ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

health literacy; Hispanic American; limited English proficiency; validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETES CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILINGUALISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79953717091     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1552-1     Document Type: Article

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