Measuring skill-based health literacy in chronic airway disease patients: the development and psychometric evaluation of the Vancouver airways health literacy tool (VAHLT).

Richard E Hohn Jacek A Kopec Richard Sawatzky Iraj Poureslami J Mark FitzGerald

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)

This study presents compelling evidence of validity in several areas for the VAHLT, including content and structural validity. Further external validation studies are needed and forthcoming. Overall, this work represents a strong first step towards a novel, skill-based, and disease-specific measure of CAD-related health literacy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
health information
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
coronary artery disease
prognostic factors
cystic fibrosis
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
patient reported outcomes
patient reported