2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a functional health literacy test
| Project/Area Number |
23792567
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Fundamental nursing
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| Research Institution | Yokkaichi Nursing and Medical Care University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
YAMAUCHI Toyoaki 名古屋大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 教授 (20301830)
NOGUCHI Hiroyuki 名古屋大学, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (60114815)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | ヘルスリテラシー / ヘルス・リテラシー / 項目反応理論 / IRT / Functional / ヘ ルス・リテラシー・テスト / 健康リテラシー / Health Literacy |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aimed to develop a new validated instrument for measuring functional health literacy in a Japanese clinical setting. Test development was followed the major test development methodology. Internal consistency reliability, content validity, and criterion-related validity of this test were satisfied the same criteria as the recent test development studies. This test was able to classify patients as having adequate, marginal, or inadequate functional health literacy. Both inadequate and marginal functional health literacy had same association with socio-demographic characteristics as the recent studies.
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