Driessnack Martha, Chung Sophia, Perkhounkova Elena, Hein Maria
J Pediatr Health Care. 2014 Mar-Apr;28(2):165-71. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.05.005. Epub 2013 Jul 30.
The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility, utility, and validity of using the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) tool to assess health literacy in children.
Forty-seven parent-child dyads individually completed the NVS and a Home Literacy Environment single-item screening question (No. of children's books in the home).
The majority (72%; n = 34) of parent-child dyads had adequate health literacy (NVS scores ≥4), with no significant differences (p = .95) between children's NVS scores (M = 4.8, SD = 1.5) and parents (M = 4.8, SD = 1.6). A moderate, positive correlation was found between children's and parents' NVS scores (rs = .35, p = .017). Of note was that all of the parents (n = 4) and children (n = 6) who reported having only 10 or fewer children's books in their homes had NVS scores less than 4, indicating inadequate health literacy.
The NVS is a quick screening mechanism for identifying households that have adequate health literacy levels. Asking children the Home Literacy Environment single-question screening item (No. of children's books) provided additional insight that confirmed and extended findings from the NVS.
本研究的目的是探讨使用最新生命体征（NVS）工具评估儿童健康素养的可行性、实用性和有效性。
47对亲子分别完成了NVS和家庭读写环境单项筛查问题（家中儿童书籍数量）。
大多数（72%；n = 34）亲子对具有足够的健康素养（NVS得分≥4），儿童的NVS得分（M = 4.8，SD = 1.5）与父母的得分（M = 4.8，SD = 1.6）之间无显著差异（p = 0.95）。儿童与父母的NVS得分之间存在中度正相关（rs = 0.35，p = 0.017）。值得注意的是，所有报告家中儿童书籍只有10本或更少的父母（n = 4）和儿童（n = 6）的NVS得分均低于4，表明健康素养不足。
NVS是一种用于识别健康素养水平足够的家庭的快速筛查机制。向儿童询问家庭读写环境单项筛查问题（儿童书籍数量）提供了额外的见解，证实并扩展了NVS的研究结果。
