A New Measure of Reading Habit: Going Beyond Behavioral Frequency

Schmidt, Fabian T. C.; Retelsdorf, Jan

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01364

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“…This discrepancy may be due to the difference between the tools used (a questionnaire versus a short health literacy tool). Importantly, a recent validation of NVS in the Portuguese population yielded almost identical findings to this study, with 54% of the participants classed as probably having inadequate health literacy (Soares, 2010). This suggests that the SAHLPA-23 may be positively correlated with other health literacy tools previously validated for use in the Portuguese population.…”

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“…Given that the mean score on the indirect literacy index (closed questions on reading and writing habits) was higher than the mean score on the direct literacy index (numeracy tasks), it is likely some participants overestimated their reading and writing habits (Schmidt and Retelsdorf, 2016). Additionally, writing habits were evaluated based on self-reported frequency of performance of simple tasks (eg, writing phone messages), which may reduced the specificity of this variable as an index of health literacy.…”

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“…There are only a few published short, self-administered literacy tools, for example, the REALM-Short Form and the Medical Term Recognition Test (METER) (Lee et al ., 2010; Apolinario et al ., 2012; Collins et al ., 2012; Haun et al ., 2014; Paiva et al ., 2014; Duell et al ., 2015; Guzys et al ., 2015). Also, there are a few short health literacy tools specifically validated for use with European Portuguese speakers (Benavente et al ., 1996; Soares, 2010; Paiva et al ., 2014). For instance, Paiva et al .…”

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“…(2012) short version of SAHL is smaller than METER (18 versus 40 items) and this is possible because the SAHL procedure implies respondents’ semantic understanding of medical terms, rather than just requiring them to distinguish medical terms from non-words (Lee et al ., 2010; Apolinario et al ., 2012; Altin et al ., 2014; Paiva et al ., 2014). The SAHL has been validated in Brazil, but this does not guarantee that it is suitable for assessing the health literacy of the Portuguese population, as there are linguistic differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese as well as social and cultural differences between the two countries (Costa et al ., 2007; Soares, 2010; Apolinario et al ., 2012).…”

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Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) in Portugal: development and validation of a self-administered tool

Pires

Rosa

Vigário

et al. 2018

Prim Health Care Res Dev

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The goal of this study was to adapt, improve and validate a short, self-administered health literacy assessment tool for European Portuguese-speaking adults. Health literacy tools are of great importance to health authorities and professionals, as low or inadequate health literacy, that is, a limited capacity to handle health-related information, is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. The 18-item Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Brazilian Portuguese-speaking adults (SAHLPA-18) was adapted into European Portuguese. The European Portuguese tool (SAHLPA-23) includes five additional items. The SAHLPA-23 was tested in a convenience sample of 503 participants from two Portuguese regions. Socio-demographic data, literacy and cognitive indicators were collected. Participants also completed a questionnaire on comprehension of written health materials. Construct validity was assessed through correlations between SAHLPA-23 scores and education, literacy, and cognitive variables and score on the comprehension questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the new tool were compared with those of the SAHLPA-18. The mean SAHLPA-18 and SAHLPA-23 scores were 13.9 (77.2%; SD=2.9) and 18.3 (79.6%; SD=3.8), respectively. Both tools showed adequate reliability (Cronbach's α>0.7). SAHLPA-23 was more highly correlated with all study variables than SAHLPA-18. Although both instruments displayed acceptable discriminative power, SAHLPA-23 had better accuracy than SAHLPA-18 (DeLong's method: ΔAUC=0.09, Z=3.36; P<0.001). The SAHLPA-23 is an independent, feasible and innovative tool for estimation of health literacy in the Portuguese adult population.

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Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) in Portugal: development and validation of a self-administered tool

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“…This situation might have motivated the students to improve their oral health behavior based on their respective risk factors, and eventually, the outcome of a decreased caries risk score was achieved. This finding was in alignment with the study conducted by Schmidt et al [ 32 ], which stated that the application of the health belief model in oral health education can improve the behavior of maintaining oral health.…”

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Effectiveness of web application as educational media in increasing the caries risk knowledge and decreasing the caries risk score among dental students in Indonesia

2021

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Background This study evaluating the effect of web application media in increasing the caries risk knowledge and decreasing the caries risk scores among dental students. Methods A quasi-experimental design along with a purposive sampling technique was used in this study. A total of 361 undergraduate pre-clinical dental students from 15 universities in Indonesia were divided into two groups: intervention (n = 282) and control (n = 79). The students in the intervention group received a web application media with educational materials to independently check their caries risk, whereas those in the control group received the application without any educational materials. The students were instructed to use the web application at least once a week for 21 days and complete the pretest and posttest questionnaires and web application evaluation questionnaires. In addition, they were required to independently examine their initial and final caries risk. Results A significant increase in the level of knowledge was observed in the intervention group, but not in the control group, after the use of the web application. Each group showed a decrease in the caries risk score, but the difference was not statistically significant before and after the use of a web application in both groups. Conclusion These findings indicate that health promotion and education about caries risk through web application media can improve the knowledge and reduce the caries risk in dental dentistry students.

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Literary Reading on Paper and Screens: Associations Between Reading Habits and Preferences and Experiencing Meaningfulness

Hakemulder,

Mangen

2024

Reading Research Quarterly

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The increasing use of digital technologies has implications for reading. Online and on‐screen reading often consist of engaging with multiple, short, multimedia snippets of information, whereas longform reading is in decline. Meta‐analyses have identified a screen inferiority when reading informational texts, but not narrative texts. The mode effect is explained by reference to the Shallowing Hypothesis, postulating that increased screen reading leads to a propensity to skim and scan rather than carefully read, since digital reading material is typically composed of short, decontextualized snippets of multimedia content rather than long, linear, texts. Experiments have found support for the Shallowing Hypothesis when reading expository/informational texts, but the impact of increased habituation to screens on, specifically, literary reading, is largely unknown. It is plausible that shallow modes of reading, prompted by increased screen use, may compromise one's capacity to engage deeply with literary texts and, in turn, negatively affect readers’ motivation and inclination to engage in slower, more reflective, and more effortful reading. This article presents the results from three experiments exploring associations between reading behavior, medium preferences, and the reading of a short literary text on paper versus screen. Although mixed, the results revealed an overall pattern for the role of medium: more frequent reading of short texts on screen predicted less inclination to muster the cognitive persistence required for reading a longer text, and engage in contemplation on the deeper and personally relevant meaning of the literary text. Educational implications of these findings are discussed.

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A New Measure of Reading Habit: Going Beyond Behavioral Frequency

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Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) in Portugal: development and validation of a self-administered tool

Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) in Portugal: development and validation of a self-administered tool

Effectiveness of web application as educational media in increasing the caries risk knowledge and decreasing the caries risk score among dental students in Indonesia

Literary Reading on Paper and Screens: Associations Between Reading Habits and Preferences and Experiencing Meaningfulness

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