To explore a multidimensional measure of health literacy that incorporates skills necessary to manage one's health environment.We designed a questionnaire to assess variation in an expanded understanding of health literacy among publicly insured adolescents in California (N = 1208) regarding their health care experiences and insurance.Factor loading and item clustering patterns reflected in the exploratory principal components factor analysis suggest that the data are parsimoniously described by 6 domains.This multidimensional measure becomes relevant in an era of health care reform in which many will for the first time have health insurance requiring them to navigate a system that uses a managed care model.

Philip Massey

Michael Prelip

Brian Calimlim

Abdelmonem Afifi

Elaine Quiter

Sharon Nessim

Nancy Wongvipat-Kalev

Deborah Glik

American Journal of Health Behavior

Findings Toward a Multidimensional Measure of Adolescent Health Literacy

This multidimensional measure of health literacy becomes relevant in an era of health care reform in which many will for the first time have health insurance requiring them to navigate a system that uses a managed care model.

青少年健康素养多维测量方法的研究成果

Category	Quartile
医学	4
医学, 公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生	4

Findings Toward a Multidimensional Measure of Adolescent Health Literacy

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Category	Quartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	3