McCune Renée L, Lee Hyunhwa, Pohl Joanne M
University of Detroit Mercy, McAuley School of Nursing, 4001W. McNichols Road, Detroit, MI, 48221, USA.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Appl Nurs Res. 2016 Feb;29:188-94. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 Apr 18.
Health literacy is now recognized as a crucial element of patient safety. Measuring health literacy in busy primary care practices can be challenging. This article presents findings from a study in which a relatively recent tool, the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) was used in seven safety net primary care practices, five of which were nurse managed health centers. The NVS is a promising tool that could be used extensively in most primary care practices. Providers and staff felt the use of the NVS would be beneficial in identifying low health literacy patients. This study supported previous research on low health literacy as well as the predictors of health literacy. The study also confirmed the NVS as a tool that is efficient to administer while maintaining work flow.
健康素养如今被视为患者安全的关键要素。在繁忙的基层医疗实践中衡量健康素养可能具有挑战性。本文介绍了一项研究的结果，该研究在七个安全网基层医疗实践中使用了一种相对较新的工具——最新生命体征（NVS），其中五个是护士管理的健康中心。NVS是一种很有前景的工具，可在大多数基层医疗实践中广泛使用。医护人员认为使用NVS将有助于识别健康素养较低的患者。这项研究支持了先前关于低健康素养以及健康素养预测因素的研究。该研究还证实NVS是一种在保持工作流程的同时管理效率很高的工具。
