Spanish Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument
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Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 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:
232
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Jackson, J. L. (2016). Capsule Commentary on Jacobs et al. Development and Validation of the Spanish-Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 31(11)
Link to articleCorresponding author
Elizabeth Jacobs
Description
The aim was to develop and validate a short and easy to use measure of health numeracy for Spanish-speaking adults.
Year Measure first Published: 2016
About This Measure
Measure style:
TOFHLA Family
Categorical scoring:
No
Modern Approach for Tool Development:
Yes
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
This measure was developed using response theory. Items for this measure were generated based on qualitative studies in English and Spanish speaking adults and translated into Spanish using a group translation and consensus process.
Criterion validity:
Scores were positively correlated with print literacy as measured by the S- TOFHLA (r = 0.67; p < 0.001) and varied as predicted across grade level.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.72
Reliability notes:
Cronbach's alpha was computed as a measure of reliability and a Pearson's correlation was used to evaluate the association between test scores and the S-TOFHLA and education level.
