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Newest Vital Sign as a proxy for medication adherence in older adults
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 2013 To assess the utility of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) as a proxy for medication adherence in community-dwelling older adults.Descriptive cross-sectional study.12 adult day care centers in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal, between March and May 2009.100 white community-dwelling older adults.Participants were administered the NVS, Single Item ...
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The Online Use of the Newest Vital Sign in Adolescents
Clinical Nursing Research, 2021Seventy percent of premature adult deaths are caused by adolescent behaviors. Data suggests that health literacy may influence adolescent behaviors. However, adolescent health literacy research is scarce; and, timely, more robust data is imperative. Nonetheless, many potential study samples are currently inaccessible due to the pandemic. Thus, there is
Elizabeth Perry Caldwell +1 more
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Using the “Newest Vital Sign” to Assess Health Literacy in Children
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 2014The 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.
Martha Driessnack, Maria Hein
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Utilization of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) in Practice in the United States
Health Communication, 2015Health literacy refers to the ability of a patient to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic information related to health and services. It is estimated that the majority of adult Americans may have difficulty understanding health information.
Kayce M, Shealy, Tiffaney B, Threatt
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Patients' Perceptions of Screening for Health Literacy: Reactions to the Newest Vital Sign
Journal of Health Communication, 2010Difficulties in caring for patients with limited health literacy have prompted interest in health literacy screening. Several prior studies, however, have suggested that health literacy testing can lead to feelings of shame and stigmatization. In this study, we examine patient reaction to the Newest Vital Sign (NVS), a screening instrument developed ...
Saul J Weiner
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Measuring Adult Literacy in Health Care: Performance of the Newest Vital Sign
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2007To compare performance of the newest vital sign (NVS) with existing literacy measures.We administered the NVS and REALM to 129 patients, and NVS and S-TOFHLA to 119 patients all in public clinics.The NVS demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting limited literacy and moderate specificity (area under the receiver operating characteristic [AUROC] curve ...
Chandra Y, Osborn +6 more
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Patient Education and Counseling, 2014
The newest vital sign assesses individual reading and numeracy skills. The aim of this study was to create a Dutch version (NVS-D) and to assess its feasibility, reliability, and validity in The Netherlands.We performed a qualitative study among experts (n=27) and patients (n=30) to develop the NVS-D and to assess its feasibility.
Mirjam P Fransen +1 more
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The newest vital sign assesses individual reading and numeracy skills. The aim of this study was to create a Dutch version (NVS-D) and to assess its feasibility, reliability, and validity in The Netherlands.We performed a qualitative study among experts (n=27) and patients (n=30) to develop the NVS-D and to assess its feasibility.
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Can the Newest Vital Sign Be Used to Assess Health Literacy in Children and Adolescents?
Clinical Pediatrics, 2013Context. We evaluated the validity of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) as a brief screen for health literacy in children. Objectives. To ( a) test the hypothesis that child performance on the NVS correlates with performance on a test of child reading comprehension and ( b) establish age-based cutoffs for expected performance on the NVS. Design.
Joel, Warsh +4 more
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Self-Administered Assessment of Health Literacy in Adolescents Using the Newest Vital Sign
Health Promotion Practice, 2016The “Newest Vital Sign” (NVS) is a validated health literacy assessment tool typically administered by clinicians. The objective of this study was to assess if the NVS could be self-administered in adolescents to measure health literacy. Sixth graders in a Colorado middle school were provided a self-administered survey containing the NVS, a section for
Lauren A, Linnebur, Sunny A, Linnebur
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The newest vital sign: a new tool for assessing health literacy in the UK
Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 2012Background Health Literacy (HL) is the degree to which individuals can understand and act on basic health information and services to make appropriate decisions. Current UK HL measures have drawbacks in length and acceptability. The US-developed Newest Vital Sign (NVS) uses a nutrition label to assess health-related
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