Journal article
Using the “Newest Vital Sign” to Assess Health Literacy in Children
Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.28(2), pp.165-171
03/2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.05.005
PMID: 23910945
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility, utility, and validity of using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) tool to assess health literacy in children.
Forty-seven parent-child dyads individually completed the NVS and a Home Literacy Environment single-item screening question (No. of children’s books in the home).
The majority (72%; n = 34) of parent-child dyads had adequate health literacy (NVS scores ≥4), with no significant differences (p = .95) between children’s NVS scores (M = 4.8, SD = 1.5) and parents (M = 4.8, SD = 1.6). A moderate, positive correlation was found between children’s and parents’ NVS scores (rs = .35, p = .017). Of note was that all of the parents (n = 4) and children (n = 6) who reported having only 10 or fewer children’s books in their homes had NVS scores less than 4, indicating inadequate health literacy.
The NVS is a quick screening mechanism for identifying households that have adequate health literacy levels. Asking children the Home Literacy Environment single-question screening item (No. of children’s books) provided additional insight that confirmed and extended findings from the NVS.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Using the “Newest Vital Sign” to Assess Health Literacy in Children
- Creators
- Martha DriessnackSophia ChungElena PerkhounkovaMaria Hein
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.28(2), pp.165-171
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.05.005
- PMID
- 23910945
- ISSN
- 0891-5245
- eISSN
- 1532-656X
- Grant note
- Sigma Theta Tau
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2014
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Research Dept
- Record Identifier
- 9984083264402771
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