Lisa Chew et al. developed this validated tool in 2009. The 4-item tool takes about 2 minutes to administer. It asks participants about their challenges in reading health materials and their confidence in filling out health forms.
Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS)
Education
- Topic
- Assessing Personal Health Literacy
- Audience
- Health Care Professionals, Researchers and Academics
- Setting
- Hospitals and Health Systems, Primary Care and Outpatient Practices, Research Settings
- Level
- Applied