Development and Evaluation of the Korean Health Literacy Instrument

Abstract

In June of 2012, representatives from more than 80 countries promulgated a Child Survival Call to Action, which called for reducing child mortality to 20 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births in every country by 2035. To address the problem of ending preventable child deaths, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the United Nations Children's Fund convened, on June 3–4, 2013, an Evidence Summit on Enhancing Child Survival and Development in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries by Achieving Population-Level Behavior Change. Six evidence review teams were established on different topics related to child survival and healthy development to identify the relevant evidence-based interventions and to prepare reports. This article was developed by the evidence review team responsible for identifying the research literature on caregiver change for child survival and development. This article is organized into childhood developmental periods and cross-cutting issues that affect child survival and healthy early development across all these periods. On the basis of this review, the authors present evidence-based recommendations for programs focused on caregivers to increase child survival and promote healthy development. Last, promising directions for future research to change caregivers' behaviors are given.

Generic Health Literacy Measurements for Adults: A Scoping Review

“…Table 1 shows the characteristics of all identified measures ( n = 19) assessing generic health literacy among adults. Most of the studies [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 ] ( n = 17) were conducted in developed countries and regions (including the United States, European countries, Korean, Japan, and China (Taiwan)), few of them [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ] ( n = 2) were developed in developing counties (Iran and Thailand). The administration time of identified measurements ranges from 1 to 60 min.…”

“…The majority of studies [ 38 , 40 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 49 , 50 , 52 ] used the definition provided by Nutbeam [ 18 ], Ratzan and Parker [ 53 ], IOM [ 4 ], and Sørensen [ 19 ], which commonly addressed individuals’ abilities to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information and services that facilitate health decision making. For a few tools [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 48 ], the authors described different health literacy definitions, but did not mention which specific definition they used in the process of instrument development.…”

“…Most of ( n = 9) them [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 49 ] exclusively focus on the participants’ functional health literacy by examining their prose, numeracy, document, internet-based information seeking skills, and health knowledge. Only a few ( n = 4) measures [ 40 , 44 , 50 , 52 ] assessed their critical health literacy and it mainly covered two essential components: the ability to evaluate the relevance and validity of health information, and to act politically to address social and economic determinants of health [ 18 ]. Only one measurement All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) [ 40 ] involved the second component via assessing the subject’s empowerment at the level of community and social engagement.…”

“…In our content analysis, we found that certain studies [ 40 , 44 , 52 ] explicitly stated that their measurements assess subject’s functional, interactive, and critical health literacy. In this case, three domains were identified: “functional”, “interactive”, and “critical”.…”

Evidence-based health literacy improvements: trends on health literacy studies in Korea

“…Lee & Kang (2013) To develop the short form hl measure Met C(metropolis) 543/C Older adults Short form of KHLS (Lee & Kang, 2013) 19. Bang & Jun (2012) To assess level of health literacy and relationship between hl and V Risk perception Cor 건강정보 문해력 C(urban) 1000/Q People over 15yr≤ Bang & Jun (2012) Chew's questionnaires (Chew et al, 2004) KHLI (Kang et al, 2014) 23. Kim & Jeong (2012) To assess the level of hl and to examine influencing factors on hl Des 건강정보 문해력 Clinical (metropolis) 138/C Hypertension patients in outpatient clinic HBP-HLS 24.…”