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. 2006 Nov;43(9):705-10.
doi: 10.1080/02770900600925585.

Asthma numeracy skill and health literacy

Andrea J Apter  1 , Jing Cheng, Dylan Small, Ian M Bennett, Claire Albert, Daniel G Fein, Maureen George, Simone Van Horne
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Asthma numeracy skill and health literacy

Andrea J Apter et al. J Asthma. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

To assess understanding of numerical concepts in asthma self-management instructions, a 4-item Asthma Numeracy Questionnaire (ANQ) was developed and read to 73 adults with persistent asthma. Participants completed the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA), 12(16%) answered all 4 numeracy items correctly; 6(8%) answered none correctly. Participants were least likely to understand items involving risk and percentages. Low numeracy but not STOFHLA score was associated with a history of hospitalization for asthma. At higher STOFHLA levels there was a wide range of the total number of correct numeracy responses. Numeracy is a unique and important component of health literacy.

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