Utilizing Health Literacy Measures to Assess the Content of a Food Quality Screener for Understandability and Actionability

Autor/inn/en	Kotecki, Jerome E.; Greene, Maurita A.; Jones, Michelle M.
Titel	Utilizing Health Literacy Measures to Assess the Content of a Food Quality Screener for Understandability and Actionability
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 52 (2021) 6, S.392-401 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kotecki, Jerome E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2021.1973929
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Health Behavior; Food; Nutrition Instruction; Health Education; Decision Making; Eating Habits; Consumer Economics; Merchandise Information; Evidence Based Practice; Specialists; Rating Scales; Patients; Behavior Change; Readability; Measures (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Lebensmittel; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Konsumökonomie; Rating-Skala; Patient; Lesbarkeit; Messdaten
Abstract	Background: Nutrition education materials are frequently used by health educators to inform consumers about quality food choices. However, evaluation of content-based factors that impact the consumer's ability to understand and act on nutrition information is lacking. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the content of a newly developed Food Quality Screener (FQS) as an understandable and actionable tool. Methods: Two evidence-based assessments were utilized in this study. The first assessment involved ten experts evaluating the understandability of the FQS content based on the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM). The second assessment involved health consumers evaluating the actionability of FQS content based on a modified version of the Usefulness Scale for Patient Information Material (USE). Results: The average SAM score percentage before and after targeting the FQS content increased from 79% to 91%, which was significant (p < 0.05). The USE mean score was 38.55, from a maximum possible 45 points. p Discussion: Based on expert and consumer ratings, the newly revised FQS received high marks for understandability and actionability. Translation to Health Education Practice: This study's findings serve as a foundational step forward to providing an easy-to-understand food quality screener that assesses total diet quality and engages clients in the behavioral change process. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01