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Annals of Family Medicine 3:514-522 (2005)
© 2005 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.405
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Quick Assessment of Literacy in Primary Care: The Newest Vital Sign

Barry D. Weiss, MD1, Mary Z. Mays, PhD2, William Martz, MD1, Kelley Merriam Castro, MA1, Darren A. DeWalt, MD, MPH3, Michael P. Pignone, MD, MPH3, Joy Mockbee, MD, MPH1 and Frank A. Hale, PhD1

1 University of Arizona College of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tucson, Ariz
2 College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz
3 Department of Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC



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  		Figure 1A. The newest vital sign — English.

Note; This single scenario is the final English version of the newest vital sign. The type size should be 14-point (as shown above) or larger. Patients are presented with the above scenario and asked the questions shown in Figure 1bGo.

 


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  		Figure 1B. Questions and answers score sheet for the newest vital sign — English.

 





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  		Figure 2. Distribution of scores on the Newest Vital Signs (NVS) and the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA).

Note: Histograms on top show the distribution of participants’ scores on (A) the English version of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS-E) and (B) the English version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA-E). Histograms on the bottom show the distribution of scores on (C) the Spanish version of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS-S) and (D) the Spanish version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA-S).

 




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