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On the Validity of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) Scale as a Measure of Health Literacy.

Levent Dumenci1, Robin K Matsuyama, Laura Kuhn, Robert A Perera, Laura A Siminoff.   

Abstract

Originally developed to measure the literacy level of patients, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) scale is one of the most widely used instruments to measure the construct of health literacy. This article critically examines the validity of the REALM as a measure of health literacy. Logical analysis of content coverage led to the conclusion that scores on the REALM should not be used to make inferences about a person's level of health literacy. Rather, the REALM should be used to make inferences about the ability of a person to read and pronounce health related terms. Evidence from an analysis of a sample of 1,037 respondents to the REALM with a cancer diagnosis supports the quality of the REALM as a measure of reading and pronunciation ability. Other uses of the REALM in health literacy research are discussed.

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Year:  2013        PMID： 23935770      PMCID： PMC3736864          DOI： 10.1080/19312458.2013.789839

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Commun Methods Meas        ISSN： 1931-2458


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