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Health Literacy Measure for High School Students - healthlite
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy
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: 47
Sample size in validation study: 275
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale-Cancer - HLCS-C
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 46
Sample size in validation study: 297
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - HLQ
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Speaker, 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: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 44
Sample size in validation study: 1039
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - Portuguese (Brazil) - HLQ - Portuguese (Brazil)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 794
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Test for Singapore - HLTS
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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: 303
Language of Validated Version: English
Hypertension Health Literacy Assessment Tool - HHLAT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Blood Pressure
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 11
Sample size in validation study: 195
Language of Validated Version: English
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
Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool - K-TUT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Kidney Disease
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face, Mailed survey

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 0
Sample size in validation study: 189
Language of Validated Version: English
Media Health Literacy Measure - MHL
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Communication: Listener
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 1316
Language of Validated Version: English
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
Numeracy Scale - numeracysc
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 10
Sample size in validation study: 463
Language of Validated Version: English
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
Nutritional Literacy Scale - NLS
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Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 28
Sample size in validation study: 341
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
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
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