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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 by Stock, Stephanie (author);Shukri, Arim (author);Altin, Sibel (author);Nawabi, Farah (author);Civello, Daniele (author);Redaèlli, Marcus (author);Alayli, Adrienne (author) is a Health Professions article available to read on EtoBox.

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## 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 to identify affected patients. HL is a multidimensional construct, which covers different skills and abilities to make informed health decisions. Validated brief screening tools to assess health-literacy-related skills or abilities in primary care settings are currently not available in German. This study aimed to validate a single item screener developed in the US for the German primary care setting. ## Methods Our study used cross-sectional data from a survey among mainly chronically ill patients (__n__ = 346) conducted in family practices in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. We explored the convergent validity between a single item literacy screener (SILS) and the HLS-EU-Q16. The SILS measures functional HL by asking patients about their need for help when reading information materials. The HLS-EU-Q16 is a multidimensional HL measure frequently used for research purposes in Germany. Assoc

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Author

Stock, Stephanie (author);Shukri, Arim (author);Altin, Sibel (author);Nawabi, Farah (author);Civello, Daniele (author);Redaèlli, Marcus (author);Alayli, Adrienne (author)

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)