Health literacy among adults: a study from Turkey

H Ozdemir, Z Alper, Y Uncu… - Health education research, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Patients' health literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical factor affecting health
communication and outcomes. We performed this study to assess the levels of health
literacy by using Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Newest Vital
Sign (NVS) instruments. Patients (n= 456) at a family medicine clinic completed in-person
interviews, REALM and NVS tests which were translated into the Turkish language by
translation-back translation process. Additional questions regarding demographic …

Health literacy among adults: A study from Turkey

H Özdemir, Z Alper, Y Uncu, NG Bilgel - 2010 - acikerisim.uludag.edu.tr
Patients' health literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical factor affecting health
communication and outcomes. We performed this study to assess the levels of health
literacy by using Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Newest Vital
Sign (NVS) instruments. Patients (n= 456) at a family medicine clinic completed in-person
interviews, REALM and NVS tests which were translated into the Turkish language by
translation-back translation process. Additional questions regarding demographic …
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