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We would like to get a sense of the knowledge and understanding you have about health literacy. Please complete this brief quiz that assesses some key facts about health literacy.
- Limited health literacy is associated with:
___ A. Higher mortality rates
___ B. Lower levels of health knowledge
___ C. Greater use of inpatient and emergency department care
___ D. Poor Medicine adherence
___ E. B and D
___ F. All of the above
- You can tell how health literate a person is by knowing what grade he or she completed in school.
___ A. True
___ B. False
- Which of the following skills are considered to be components of health literacy?
___ A. Ability to understand and use numbers
___ B. Reading skills
___ C. Speaking skills
___ D. Ability to understand what is said
___ E. Writing skills
___ F. All the above
- Being anxious affects a person's ability to absorb, recall, and use health information effectively.
___ A. True
___ B. False
- What is the average reading level of U.S. adults?
___ A. 4th-5th grade
___ B. 6th-7th grade
___ C. 8th-9th grade
___ D. 10th-11th grade
___ E. 12th grade
- What is the grade level at which health-related information (like a Diabetes brochure) is typically written?
___ A. 4th-5th grade
___ B. 6th-7th grade
___ C. 8th-9th grade
___ D. 10th grade or higher
___ E. 11th grade or higher
___ F. 12th grade or higher
___ G. college level
- What is the best reading level for written materials used with patients?
___ A. 3rd-4th grade
___ B. 5th-6th grade
___ C. 7th-8th grade
___ D. 9th-10th grade
___ E. 11th-12th grade
- To use good health literacy practices, staff and clinicians should use which of the following words/phrases when talking to or writing instructions for a patient or family member?
Circle the word/phase in either Option 1 or 2 in each row
Option 1 OR Option 2 a. Bad OR Adverse b. Hypertension OR high blood pressure c. blood glucose OR blood sugar d. You have the flu. OR Your flu test was positive. e. The cardiologist is Dr. Brown. OR The heart doctor is Dr. Brown. f. Your appointment is at 11:00 AM. Check in 20 minutes early. OR Arrive at 10:40 AM to check in.
- It is a good health literacy practice to assume that each patient you communicate with has limited health literacy.
___ A. True
___ B. False
- What strategies could all of us adopt to minimize barriers and misunderstanding for patients?
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Answer Key
Question Number and Answers
- F
- B
- F
- A
- C
- D
- B
- a. Option 1 – Bad.
b. Option 2 – High blood pressure.
c. Option 2 – Blood sugar.
d. Option 1 – You have the flu.
e. Option 2 – The heart doctor is Dr. Brown.
f. Option 2 – Arrive at 10:40 AM to check in. - A
- Open-ended answer