Spanish Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen (Pantalla Parlanchina) Technology (Health LiTT-Spanish)

Health Literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to read and comprehend health-related print material, identify and interpret information presented in graphical format (charts, graphs, tables), and perform arithmetic operations in order to make appropriate health and care decisions” (Yost, et al., 2009) (p.298). This definition encompasses an individual’s capacity to process and understand health-related information, and the ability to apply that information in the management of her/his own health. We propose that the capacity to obtain information, which is part of previous definitions (Committee on Health Literacy, et al., 2004), is a navigation skill that requires a different measurement tool.

Year Measure first Published: 2009