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16 items European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (Italian) - HLS-EU-Q16
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 16
Sample size in validation study: 223
Language of Validated Version: Italian
20-Item Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry (Brazilian Portuguese Version) - REALM-D 20 (Brazilian Portuguese)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Dental Health, General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 20
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
30-Item Cancer Health Literacy Test - CHLT-30
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 30
Sample size in validation study: 1306
Language of Validated Version: English
6-Item Cancer Health Literacy Test - CHLT-6
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 1306
Language of Validated Version: English
Abbreviated version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - S-TOFHLA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 211
Language of Validated Version: English
Adapting the European Health Literacy Surbey Questionnaire for Fourth-Grade Student in Germany - HLS-Child-Q15
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Validation Sample Population Age: Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 907
Language of Validated Version: German
Age Adapted Survey version of the European Health Literacy Questionnaire for fourth-graders - HLS-Child-Q15
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Listener, Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 907
Language of Validated Version: German
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale - AAHLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 14
Sample size in validation study: 146
Language of Validated Version: English
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale for Chinese Speakers in the U.S. with Limited English Proficiency - AAHLS Chinese
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 23
Sample size in validation study: 405
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
An Instrument for Measuring Health Literacy in Children - QUIGK-K
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 152
Language of Validated Version: German
Arthritis-Adapted Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine - A-REALM
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Arthritis
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 66
Sample size in validation study: 194
Language of Validated Version: English
Assertiveness, Clarity, Positivity Model - ACP MODEL (Q-COM-LIT)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 50
Sample size in validation study: 387
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Berlin Numeracy Test - berlinnume
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy
Specific Context: General
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 4
Sample size in validation study: 0
Language of Validated Version: English
Breast Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool - B-CLAT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 21
Sample size in validation study: 543
Language of Validated Version: English
Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action—HIV Version - BEHKA-HIV
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: HIV
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 204
Language of Validated Version: English
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