How Do Subjective Health Literacy Measures Work in Young Adults? Specifying "Online" or "Paper-Based" Forms Impacts Results.

ABSTRACT: Purpose. There is no gold-standard health literacy measure. The Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) and Subjective Literacy Screener (SLS) ask people to self-report ability to understand health information. They were developed in older adults, before common use of electronic health information. This study explored whether the SILS and SLS related to objective literacy, numeracy, and comprehension among young adults, and whether specifying "online" or "paper-based" wording affected these relationships. Methods. Eligible individuals (18-35 years of age, English-speaking, US residents) from an online survey company were randomized to 1) original measures; 2) measures adding "paper-based" to describe health information/forms; or 3) measures adding "online" to describe health inf

SUBMITTER: Politi MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7263163 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature