Term Description

The BRIEF Health Literacy score is a summation of score values for the four contributing questions. Each question is scored from 1-5, resulting in total score range of 4-20. Total score health literacy interpretation: 4-12 = Limited, 13-16 = Moderate, and 17-20 Adequate. PMID: 23030567

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Total score:Score:Pt:^Patient:Qn:BRIEF
Long Common Name
Total score [BRIEF]

Part Model Get Info

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.BRIEF
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.69
Last Updated
Version 2.72 (MIN)
Change Reason
Release 2.72: DefinitionDescription: Updated to include scoring instructions.;
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
95866-0BRIEF health literacy screening tool [BRIEF]

Example Units

UnitSource
{score}Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=95871-0