Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Pronunciation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific context:
Dental Health
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
84
Sample size in validation study:
200
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Atchison, K.A.,Gironda, M.W., Messadi, D., & Der-Martirosian, C. (2010). Screening for oral health literacy in an urban dental clinic. J Pub Health Dent, 70:269-275.
Corresponding author
Kathryn Atchison
Description
To assess adults' ability to read common medical and dental words
Year Measure first Published: 2010
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Words pronounced correctly received a score of 1, and mispronounced or not attempted words received a score of 0.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
Used the REALM as a starting point and added additional dental/medical terminology per a convenience sample of dental students and patients
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.958
Reliability notes:
Each of the 3 lists also showed good reliability with Cronbach's alpha scores: 0.900, 0.915, and 0.893, respectively
