Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBDKL4015944; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:21:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:21:04 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20011213152521.015879a0@imap.staff.brandeis.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Vanessa Calderon-Rosado <vcrosado@brandeis.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3496] Re: Literacy Tools in Multiple Languages X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Status: O Content-Length: 1166 Lines: 31 Javier, The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) is available in English and Spanish. I'm afraid there's nothing in Chinese, as far as I know. Vanessa At 03:02 PM 12/13/01 -0500, you wrote: >I am working for a research study whose subject population is limited English >proficiency patients and whose goal is to assess communication effectiveness >in medical encounters via trained and untrained medical interpreters. We >will be conducting surveys in the target languages of the patients and want >to measure the literacy levels of the target populations to assure >appropriateness of the instruments and methodology used. Therefore, I need >to find out the names of instruments to assess literacy in Spanish and >Chinese. I'd appreciate any help anyone can offer. > >I can be reached by email: jgonz67@cs.com or by phone at 212-263-8242. > >Javier Gonzalez Vanessa Calderon-Rosado, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate National Center on Women and Aging Brandeis University, MS 035 Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781-736-3943 Fax: 781-736-3865 Email: vcrosado@brandeis.edu Center's website: http://www.brandeis.edu/heller/national/ind.html
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