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Cancer Health Literacy Test - Spanish Version - CHLT-30-DKspa
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 30
Sample size in validation study: 400
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Cancer Message Literacy Test-Listening - CMLT-Listening
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, 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: 48
Sample size in validation study: 1074
Language of Validated Version: English
Comprehensive Health Activities Scale - CHAS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: 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: 45
Sample size in validation study: 832
Language of Validated Version: English
Critical Nutrition Literacy Instrument - criticalnu
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Characteristics
Specific Context: Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 19
Sample size in validation study: 473
Language of Validated Version: English
Diabetes Numeracy Test - DNT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Diabetes
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 43
Sample size in validation study: 398
Language of Validated Version: English
Fostering Literacy for Good Health Today - FLIGHT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Media Literacy, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy, Health Literacy Responsiveness
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 20
Sample size in validation study: 236
Language of Validated Version: English
Infectious Disease-Specific Health Literacy Scale - IDSHL
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Infectious Disease
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 28
Sample size in validation study: 8858
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Korean Health Literacy Instrument - KHLI
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 18
Sample size in validation study: 315
Language of Validated Version: Korean
Korean Health Literacy Scale for Diabetes Mellitus - KHLS-DM
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Diabetes
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: 58
Sample size in validation study: 500
Language of Validated Version: Korean
Mandarin Health Literacy Scale - MHLS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, 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: 50
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Nutrition Health Literacy Instrument for Adults with Chronic Health Conditions - Shortened NLit
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific Context: Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 42
Sample size in validation study: 429
Language of Validated Version: English
Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument - NLIT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Blood Pressure, Cancer, Diabetes, Health Promotion, Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 64
Sample size in validation study: 429
Language of Validated Version: English
Oral Health Literacy Instrument - OHLI
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 57
Sample size in validation study: 100
Language of Validated Version: English
Oral Health Literacy Instrument - Chilean Version (Spanish) - OHLI-cl
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 57
Sample size in validation study: 482
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Parental Health Literacy Activities Test - PHLAT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Infant Care
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 20
Sample size in validation study: 182
Language of Validated Version: English