Deck 3: Getting It Right: Words, Numbers, and Meaning

Question 1

Which of the following is the definition of a naturalistic disease theory?

A) Illness is due to the purposeful intervention of a supernatural being, a non-human being, or a person who has supernatural powers.
B) A person's health is closely connected to the environment with natural conditions or biological materials impacting a person's health.
C) A person's health is determined by what that person decides it to be based on their assumed symptoms.
D) Illness is due to an individual's experiences interacting with healthcare professionals and their professional opinions.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Readability Test for?

A) Determining the "reading grade level" of a text
B) Determining how useful a document is
C) Making numbers clear
D) Ensuring the reader will actually read a hand out

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is a negative effect of poor health literacy?

A) Being less likely to immunize oneself
B) Participating in preventative healthcare
C) Having trouble accessing health insurance
D) Spend two days longer in the hospital

Answer 3

B

Question 4

"A person's health is closely connected to the environment with natural conditions or biologic materials impacting a person's health; disease occurs impersonally" is a definition of which of the following:

A) Literacy
B) Numeracy
C) Personalistic disease theory
D) Naturalistic disease theory

Question 5

Which of the following is a word recognition test of 66 medial words?

A) Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA)
B) The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS)
C) Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM)
D) Newest Vital Signs (NVS)

Question 6

Which of the following was created by Boston University to share tools for health literacy?

A) Health Literacy Tool Shed
B) Health Literacy Kit
C) Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
D) Teach Back

Question 7

Which of the following is not identified as "clear and effective" written material by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services?

A) Attract the reader's attention
B) Make the reader feel respected and understood
C) Moving the reader to action
D) Tell them how to handle their health care

Question 8

The SMOG provides an estimate of the number of college degrees needed to understand prose material.

Question 9

The measure of a person's computation skills is known as __________.

Question 10

A number of tools have been developed to measure health literacy. Name and describe the purpose of two of those tools.