The Use of the Newest Vital Sign in Children

Weiss, Barry D.

doi:10.3928/24748307-20190122-02

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“…The Newest Vital Sign has also been revealed to be a reliable and valid instrument in Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch [ 24 – 26 ]. The ‘Newest Vital Sign’ was translated and adapted to the Arabic language and tested for cultural suitability [ 27 , 28 ]. It is one of the most frequently adapted tools to assess health literacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region [ 29 ].…”

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‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’

Naja

Elyamani

Ibrahim

et al. 2021

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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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. In the context of pregnancy, inadequate health literacy has been linked to several adverse outcomes among pregnant women such as unplanned conception, smoking, and lack of multi-vitamin intake. Given the paucity of data, this study aimed to assess the level of health literacy and its determinants among pregnant women in the State of Qatar. Methods An analytical cross-sectional design was utilized. First, we piloted the measurement tools on 10% of the calculated sample size. Accordingly, the items of the measurement tools were revised. Next, we utilized a structured questionnaire to interview the participants about their socio-demographic characteristics, pregnancy-related factors, and the Newest Vital Sign Tool. A chi-square test was employed to investigate the association level among variables, with significance set to P < 0.05. A logistic regression model was used to identify the factors associated with a low literacy level. Results We found that almost four in 10 pregnant women (n = 138,45.4%) had inadequate health literacy. Furthermore, the insufficient level of health literacy was significantly associated with low educational background, decreased household income, and primigravida. However, uncontrolled glycaemia was the only significant predictor of inadequate health literacy through logistic regression. The scale was found to be reliable, with a calculated Cronbach’s alpha of 0.8. Conclusions Low health literacy is common among pregnant women in the State of Qatar. Thus, public health officials should focus on delivering tailored health literacy interventions to pregnant women in the country.

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‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’

Naja

Elyamani

Ibrahim

et al. 2021

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…Owing to the diverse educational backgrounds of the general population, the National Institute of Health and the American Medical Association have traditionally recommended keeping the readability of patient educational materials at a grade 6 level or below. 18,44,45 However, past research has shown that the majority of online educational materials regarding HCC and associated conditions such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis are written at or above a ninth-grade reading level. 27 Unfortunately, this problem is not unique to HCC.…”

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Quality Analysis of Online Patient Resources for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

McLeod

Ingledew

2020

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

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Goal: This study aims to evaluate the quality of online hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer) resources by using a validated tool to determine the strengths and limitations of hepatocellular carcinoma Web sites designed for patient education.Background: In recent years, online health information-seeking behavior has become more prevalent. Meanwhile, hepatocellular carcinoma incidence rates have also increased. However, there is currently limited literature assessing the quality of online hepatocellular carcinoma information. Materials and Methods:The term "hepatocellular carcinoma" was searched using the search engine Google and the meta-search engines Dogpile and Yippy. A validated rating tool was used to assign quality scores to 100 Web sites based on the domains of Web site affiliation, accountability, interactivity, structure and organization, readability, and content quality. Overall quality scores were tallied for all Web sites.Results: Noncommercial hepatocellular carcinoma Web sites received significantly higher overall quality scores compared with their commercial counterparts. Overall, 30% of the Web sites identified their author(s), 42% cited sources, and 33% were updated within the past 2 years. The majority of Web sites utilized at least 1 interactive feature and 4 structural tools. Average readability was at a grade 11.8 level using the Flesch-Kincaid grading system, which is significantly higher than the recommended grade 6 level. Definition and treatment were the most commonly covered topics, while prevention and prognosis were the least commonly covered. Conclusions:The quality of online hepatocellular carcinoma information is highly variable. Health care professionals should be aware of its limitations and be proactive in guiding patients to reliable resources.

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“…In addition, there has been some debate on whether to measure health literacy among children. Indeed, as defended by Weiss, "Why would we expect children, particularly elementary school children (some of whom, such as the 7-year-olds, are still learning to read) to be able to interpret the complexities of a nutrition label, something that even many adults cannot do" [51] (p. e19). This argument is less tenable for adolescents because analytical thought, namely regarding text interpretation and numerical/arithmetic capabilities, is mostly developed at these ages [52].…”

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Functional Health Literacy: Psychometric Properties of the Newest Vital Sign for Portuguese Adolescents (NVS-PTeen)

Santos

Stefanovska–Petkovska

Virgolino

et al. 2021

Nutrients

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Self-management of health requires skills to obtain, process, understand, and use health-related information. Assessment of adolescents’ functional health literacy requires valid, reliable, and low-burden tools. The main objective of this study was to adapt and study the psychometric properties of the Newest Vital Sign for the Portuguese adolescents’ population (NVS-PTeen). Classic psychometric indicators of reliability and validity were combined with item response theory (IRT) analyses in a cross-sectional survey, complemented with a 3-month test-retest assessment. The NVS-PTeen was self-administered to students enrolled in grades 8 to 12 (12 to 17 years old) in a school setting. Overall, 386 students (191 girls) from 16 classes of the same school participated in the study (mean age = 14.5; SD = 1.5). Internal reliability of the NVS-PTeen was α = 0.60. The NVS-PTeen total score was positively and significantly correlated with Portuguese (r = 0.28) and mathematics scores (r = 0.31), school years (r = 0.31), and age (r = 0.19). Similar to the original scale (for the U.S.), the NVS-PTeen is composed of two dimensions, reading-related literacy and numeracy. Temporal reliability is adequate, though with a learning effect. IRT analyses revealed differences in difficulty and discriminative capacity among items, all with adequate outfit and infit values. Results showed that the NVS-PTeen is valid and reliable, sensible to inter-individual educational differences, and adequate for regular screening of functional health literacy in adolescents.

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The Use of the Newest Vital Sign in Children

Cited by 4 publications

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‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’

‘The newest vital sign among pregnant women attending women wellness and research Centre in Qatar: a cross-sectional study’

Quality Analysis of Online Patient Resources for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Functional Health Literacy: Psychometric Properties of the Newest Vital Sign for Portuguese Adolescents (NVS-PTeen)

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