[NIFL-HEALTH:3496] Re: Literacy Tools in Multiple Languages

From: Vanessa Calderon-Rosado (vcrosado@brandeis.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 13 2001 - 15:21:04 EST


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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

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