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HLS-Q12 Short Version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire - HLS-Q12
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Appraisal, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy
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, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 12
Sample size in validation study: 900
Language of Validated Version: Norwegian
Indonesian Version of the 47-Item European Health Literacy Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q47 (Indonesian)
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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: 1029
Language of Validated Version: Indonesian
Italian Covid-19 Vaccination Literacy Scale - Covid-19-VLS-It
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion, Infectious Disease, Vaccination
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: 12
Sample size in validation study: 885
Language of Validated Version: English
italian version of the single-item literacy screener - SILS-IT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: Health Promotion
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: 1
Sample size in validation study: 174
Language of Validated Version: Italian
Kazakh Version of the 47-Item European Health Literacy Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q47 (Kazakh)
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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: 1845
Language of Validated Version: Kazakh
Measuring functional, communicative, and critical health literacy among diabetic patients - Ishikawa (2008b)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Speaker, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 138
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (MHLQ) Among Young Iranian Soldiers - MHLQ
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Characteristics

Specific Context: Mental Health
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: 31
Sample size in validation study: 251
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Modified Mental Health Literacy Scale (Iranian) - MHLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Mental 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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 1222
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Multidimensional Health Literacy Questionnaire for multiple sclerosis patients. - MSHLQ
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Infectious Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
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: 22
Sample size in validation study: 210
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Newest Vital Sign - Italian - NVS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Numeracy
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 245
Language of Validated Version: Italian
Persian Mental Health Literacy Scale - MHLS -P
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy, Mental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 24
Sample size in validation study: 1026
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Persian Version of the Heart Failure-Specific Health Literacy Scale - persianver
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Heart Failure
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: 12
Sample size in validation study: 100
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Short Assessment of Health Literacy in Portuguese speaking Adults (Brazilian version) - SAHLPA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: 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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 249
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Short Form Health Literacy Questionnaire for surveying in rural areas - HLS-SF12
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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, Media Literacy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
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: 12
Sample size in validation study: 440
Language of Validated Version: Vietnamese
Short form health literacy survey questionnaire - HLS-SF12
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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
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 11
Sample size in validation study: 10024
Language of Validated Version: English
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