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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 11/2016

01-11-2016 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Jacobs et al., Development and Validation of the Spanish-Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument

Author: Jeffrey L. Jackson, MD MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 11/2016

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Literacy and numeracy are emerging as important domains in the management of patients. Low literacy is associated with poorer health outcomes.1 Numeracy is considered a subdomain of literacy, and there is an emerging literature showing the adverse health consequences of poor numeracy. Limited English proficiency patients have problems with numeracy, particularly when tests are administered in English rather than their native language. In this study, the authors report on the validity and reliability of a Spanish translation of their Numeracy Understanding in Medicine instrument.2 …
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Berkman ND, Sheridan SL, Donahue KE, Halpern DJ, Crotty K. Low health literacy and health outcomes: an updated systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:97–107.CrossRefPubMed
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Jacobs EA, Walker CM, Miller T, Fletcher KA, Ganschow PG, Imbert D, O’Connel M, Neuner JA, Schapira MM. Development and Validation of the Spanish-Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument. J Gen Intern Med. doi:10.​1007/​s11606-016-3759-2
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Schapira MM, Walker CM, Miller T, et al. Development and validation of the numeracy understanding in Medicine Instrument short form. J Health Commun. 2014;19(Suppl 2):240–53.CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral
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Title
Capsule Commentary on Jacobs et al., Development and Validation of the Spanish-Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument
Author
Jeffrey L. Jackson, MD MPH
Publication date
01-11-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 11/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3842-8

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