Utilizing the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) to Assess Health Literacy at a Regional Academic Medical Center's Family Medicine Clinic [PDF]
Journal of Patient Experience, 2023 Researchers examined the correlation between the physician's subjective assessment of health literacy rates and actual health literacy rates among patients as determined by the Newest Vital Sign (NVS).
Kelsey L. Grabeel MSIS +4 more
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The Use of the Newest Vital Sign in Children [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2019 As the individual who led the team that developed the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy assessment instrument, I feel compelled to comment on the study by Howe, Van Scoyoc, Alexander, and Stevenson (2018) that was recently published in this journal.
Barry D. Weiss
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The Newest Vital Sign: Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2018 The Newest Vital Sign (NVS) is one of the most widely used health literacy screening instruments (Shealy & Threatt, 2016; Weiss et al., 2005). The original version of the NVS was developed in English and Spanish and validated in the United States for ...
Barry D. Weiss
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Poor Performance of Children Age 7 to 13 Years on the Newest Vital Sign [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2018 Valid and reliable instruments are needed to assess health literacy in children. Although the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) has been well established for use in adults, reports of its use in children have only recently received attention in the literature ...
Carol J. Howe +3 more
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Adaptation and validation of a measure of health literacy in Taiwan: The Newest Vital Sign [PDF]
Biomedical Journal, 2018 Background: Health literacy (HL) refers to the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use basic health care information required to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment.
Hsu-Min Tseng +3 more
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Health Literacy in Obstetric Patients: A Pharmacist’s Experience with The Newest Vital Sign [PDF]
Pharmacy, 2015 Health literacy can greatly impact patients’ self-management of medical conditions and adherence to treatment recommendations. This study aimed to assess the health literacy of obstetric patients at a university-based women’s clinic using the Newest ...
Denise Ragland, Nalin Payakachat
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What's New About the Newest Vital Sign? [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and PracticeBarry D. Weiss
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Reply to: Is Further Research on the Newest Vital Sign in Children Necessary? [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2019 I certainly agree with Dr. Allen and Ms. Auld that health education for children is important. Indeed, in the past I have made presentations about health topics at my children's schools, and I am always telling my grandchildren about health issues that ...
Barry D. Weiss
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‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’ [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Health literacy is a vital strategy to consider when designing health-promoting programs, and health literacy is a priority in Qatar’s national health agenda.
Sarah Naja +5 more
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Is Further Research on the Newest Vital Sign in Children Necessary? [PDF]
Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2019 We want to acknowledge the important contributions made by Dr. Barry D. Weiss to the field of health literacy and the development of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy assessment (Weiss et al., 2005). However, we are writing to disagree with his
Marin P. Allen, Elaine Auld
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