Filter Measures
30-Item Cancer Health Literacy Test - CHLT-30
Available online
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
Available online
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
Available online
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
Breast Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool - B-CLAT
Available for download
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
Available for download
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
Cancer Message Literacy Test- Reading - CMLT-Reading
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, 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: 23
Sample size in validation study: 1074
Language of Validated Version: English
Cancer Message Literacy Test-Listening - CMLT-Listening
Available online
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
Cervical Cancer Literacy Assessment Tool - C-CLAT
Available for download
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 543
Language of Validated Version: English
Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Diabetes - CHLSD
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Diabetes
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 34
Sample size in validation study: 137
Language of Validated Version: Cantonese
Chinese version of short-form Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adolescents - c-sTOFHLAd
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 36
Sample size in validation study: 300
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
Comprehension of 50 Medical Terms - comprehens
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 50
Sample size in validation study: 125
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 Health Competence Test - CHC
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 72
Sample size in validation study: 300
Language of Validated Version: German
Demographic Assessment for Health Literacy - DAHL
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 0
Sample size in validation study: 9643
Language of Validated Version: English
Diabetes Numeracy Test - DNT
Available for download
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