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Development Of A Reliable And Construct Valid Measure Of Nutritional Literacy In Adults, James J. Diamond
Development Of A Reliable And Construct Valid Measure Of Nutritional Literacy In Adults, James J. Diamond
Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers
NOTE: The Nutritional Literacy Scale can be found here: http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nls/1/
Background: Research into the relation of literacy to health status has not included measures of nutritional literacy. This may be a critical area in the study of chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes, which can both relate to obesity and nutrition. This paper details the development and psychometric characteristics of the Nutritional Literacy Scale (NLS), offered as a measure of adults' ability to comprehend nutritional information.
Methods: In order to assess the internal consistency and construct validity of the NLS, demographic data, readability statistics, NLS scores and …