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    The Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS): A measure of an individual’s capacity to seek, understand and use health information within the healthcare setting

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    Jordan, Joanne
    Buchbinder, Rachelle
    Briggs, Andrew
    Elsworth, Gerald
    Busija, Lucy
    Batterham, Roy
    Osborne, Richard
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jordan, Joanne and Buchbinder, Rachelle and Briggs, Andrew and Elsworth, Gerald and Busija, Lucy and Batterham, Roy and Osborne, Richard. 2013. The Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS): A measure of an individual’s capacity to seek, understand and use health information within the healthcare setting. Patient Education and Counseling 91 (2): pp. 228-235.
    Source Title
    Patient Education and Counselling
    DOI
    10.1016/j.pec.2013.01.013
    ISSN
    0738-3991
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18446
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    Objective: Health literacy refers to an individual's ability to seek, understand, and use health information. This paper describes the development and psychometric testing of the Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS). Methods: Content areas were identified from a conceptual framework derived from interviews and concept mapping. Items were generated from statements from concept mapping participants. Construction (N = 333) and replication (N = 350) samples were participants in chronic disease self-management programs and emergency department attendees. Factor analysis was used to refine constructs and define psychometric properties. Results: Consultations generated 8 scales each with 4–5 items: Understanding health information, Accessing GP healthcare services, Communication with health professionals, Being proactive and Using health information, Patient attitudes towards their health, Social support, and Socioeconomic considerations. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated good fit of the data with the model (RMSEA = 0.07, SRMR = 0.05, CFI = 0.97) and all domains had high internal consistency (Cronbach alpha > 0.82). Conclusion: The HeLMS has acceptable psychometric properties and assesses a range of health literacy constructs important to patients when seeking, understanding and using health information within the healthcare system. Practice implications: The HeLMS presents a new approach to assessing health literacy in healthcare settings.

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