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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
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
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
Brief Health Literacy Screener (Chew Items Spanish) - Chew Items Spanish
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Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 3
Sample size in validation study: 296
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Brief Health Literacy Screener (Chew Items) - Chew Items
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document
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: 3
Sample size in validation study: 332
Language of Validated Version: English
Brief Health Literacy Screening Tool - BRIEF
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document
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: 4
Sample size in validation study: 378
Language of Validated Version: English
Brors eHEALS Norwegian Version - eHEALS
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Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 1695
Language of Validated Version: Norwegian
Burmese Version of the 47-Item European Health Literacy Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q46 (Burmese)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 1600
Language of Validated Version: Burmese
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy - Spanish - calgarycha-1
info Available online

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, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 5
Sample size in validation study: 633
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy Scale - calgarycha
info Available for download

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, 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, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 5
Sample size in validation study: 633
Language of Validated Version: English
Cancer Health Literacy Scale - C-HLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, 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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 360
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
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
Composite Health Literacy Scale and Subjective Numeracy Scale - HLS/SNS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Numeracy
Specific Context: Diabetes
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: 22
Sample size in validation study: 102
Language of Validated Version: English
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems - CAHPS
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Characteristics

Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Mailed survey, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 89
Sample size in validation study: 1013
Language of Validated Version: English
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