Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific context:
General
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:
Objective
Psychometrics
Number of items:
6
Sample size in validation study:
100
Administration Time (minutes):
4 minutes
Language of validated version:
Croatian
Main article reference
Brangan S, Ivanišić M, Rafaj G, Rowlands G (2018) Health literacy of hospital patients using a linguistically validated Croatian version of the Newest Vital Sign screening test (NVS-HR). PLOS ONE 13(2): e0193079. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193079
Link to articleCorresponding author
Sanja Brangan
Description
An instrument to administer the Newest Vital Sign screening test (NVS-HR) in Croatian.
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Scoring categories:
NVS-HR total scores (0–6) were interpreted as follows: ≥4 = adequate HL; 2–3 = intermediate HL; 0–1 = low HL
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Content validity:
The development of the NVS-HR included a rigorous forward/backward translations of the NVS-UK by professional translators experienced in the procedure, along with pre-testing, expert reviews, and full involvement of the lead author of the NVS-UK version.
Criterion validity:
NVS-HR on 100 hospital patients identified 42% of patients with adequate HL, 51% with intermediate HL, and 7% with low HL (mean total score 3.34).
