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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
Intellectual Disability Literacy - IDLS
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Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 117
Sample size in validation study: 1376
Language of Validated Version: English
Japanese Functional Health Literacy Test - JFHLT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 535
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Korean Health Literacy Instrument - KHLI
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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: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 18
Sample size in validation study: 315
Language of Validated Version: Korean
Korean Health Literacy Scale - KHLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 24
Sample size in validation study: 411
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
Medical Achievement Reading Test - MART
info Measure not available

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 42
Sample size in validation study: 405
Language of Validated Version: English
Medical Term Recognition Test - METER
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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, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 148
Language of Validated Version: English
Medical Term Recognition Test Portuguese Version - METER - PT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
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: 70
Sample size in validation study: 249
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Medication Literacy Assessment in Spanish & English - MedLitRxSE
info Available for download

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: 20
Sample size in validation study: 181
Language of Validated Version: English
Newest Vital Sign - Chinese Version - NVS-CHN
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, 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: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 351
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Newest Vital Sign - English - NVS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Nutrition
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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 148
Language of Validated Version: English
Newest Vital Sign Spanish Version - NVS-SP
info Available for download

Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 148
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Newest Vital Sign UK Version - NVS-UK
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Nutrition
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 337
Language of Validated Version: English
Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument - NLIT
info Available online

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
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