Three-item Brief Health Literacy Screen
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function
Specific context:
Kidney Disease
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Time Cut-off:
0 minutes
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
3
Sample size in validation study:
150
Administration Time (minutes):
1 minutes
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Cavanaugh, K.L., Osborn, C.Y., Tentori, F., Rothman, R.L., Ikizler, T.A., & Wallston, K.A. (2015). Performance of a Brief Survey to Assess Health Literacy in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis, Clinical Kidney Journal, 8(4):462-468.
Link to articleCorresponding author
Kerri Cavanaugh
Description
To determine the validity of the BHLS as applied in chronic hemodialysis patients. This is the same measure as described in previous studies derived from the Chew et al. parent survey.
Year Measure first Published: 2015
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Criterion validity:
BHLS w/ REALM: r=.35; BHLS w/ S-TOFHLA: r=.49; BHLS w/ CHeKS (dialysis knowledge survey): r=.43; & BHLS w/ PiKS (Perceived Kidney Knowledge survey): r=.41
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.72
