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Darren A. DeWalt
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 230
Citations - 23551
Darren A. DeWalt is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health literacy & Health care. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 221 publications receiving 19736 citations. Previous affiliations of Darren A. DeWalt include Center for Excellence in Education & Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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The patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) developed and tested its first wave of adult self-reported health outcome item banks: 2005-2008
David Cella,William T. Riley,Arthur A. Stone,Nan E. Rothrock,Bryce B. Reeve,Susan Yount,Dagmar Amtmann,Rita K. Bode,Daniel J. Buysse,Seung W. Choi,Karon F. Cook,Robert F. DeVellis,Darren A. DeWalt,James F. Fries,Richard Gershon,Elizabeth A. Hahn,Jin Shei Lai,Paul A. Pilkonis,Dennis A. Revicki,Matthias Rose,Kevin P. Weinfurt,Ron D. Hays +21 more
TL;DR: The first large-scale testing of PROMIS item banks and their short forms provide evidence that they are reliable and precise measures of generic symptoms and functional reports comparable to legacy instruments.
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Quick assessment of literacy in primary care: the newest vital sign.
Barry D. Weiss,Mary Z. Mays,William Martz,Kelley Merriam Castro,Darren A. DeWalt,Michael Pignone,Joy Mockbee,Frank A. Hale +7 more
TL;DR: NVS, the Newest Vital Sign, is suitable for use as a quick screening test for limited literacy in primary health care settings and correlates with the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults.
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Literacy and health outcomes
TL;DR: Low literacy is associated with several adverse health outcomes and future research, using more rigorous methods, will better define these relationships and guide developers of new interventions.
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Literacy and health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature, 19(12): 1228-39
TL;DR: Low literacy is associated with several adverse health outcomes and future research, using more rigorous methods, will better define these relationships and guide developers of new interventions.
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Evaluation of Item Candidates: The PROMIS Qualitative Item Review
TL;DR: The systematic process wherein items are classified for subsequent statistical processing by the PROMIS investigators is described, wherein items successfully screened through this process were sent to field testing and will be subjected to innovative scale construction procedures.