Performance of a Brazilian population on the test of functional health literacy in adults Desempeño de una población brasilera en la prueba de alfabetización funcional para adultos en el área de salud Desempenho de uma população brasileira no teste de alfabetização funcional para adultos na área de saúde

• Main Authors: Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart (Author), Renato Anghinah (Author), Renata Areza-Fegyveres (Author), Valeria Santoro Bahia (Author), Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki (Author), Antonio Damin (Author), Ana Paula Formigoni (Author), Norberto Frota (Author), Carla Guariglia (Author), Alessandro F Jacinto (Author), Eliane Mayumi Kato (Author), Edson P Lima (Author), Letícia Mansur (Author), Daniel Moreira (Author), Ana Nóbrega (Author), Claudia Selitto Porto (Author), Mirna L H Senaha (Author), Mari-Nilva Maia da Silva (Author), Jerusa Smid (Author), Juliana N Souza-Talarico (Author), Marcia Radanovic (Author), Ricardo Nitrini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the scoring obtained by an instrument, which evaluates the ability to read and understand items in the health care setting, according to education and age. METHODS: The short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults was administered to 312 healthy participant...