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Health Literacy in Dentistry scale - HeLD
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: Dental Health
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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 209
Language of Validated Version: English
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Health Literacy Instrument for Adults - HELIA
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document
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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of Validated Version: English
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Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS) - HeLMS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, 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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 683
Language of Validated Version: English
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Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents - HELMA
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, 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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 582
Language of Validated Version: English
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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
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Health Literacy Skills Instrument - HLSI
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics
Number of Items: 25
Sample size in validation study: 889
Language of Validated Version: English
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High Blood Pressure-Health Literacy Scale - HBP-HLS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy
Specific Context: Blood Pressure
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics
Number of Items: 30
Sample size in validation study: 440
Language of Validated Version: English
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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
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Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument - NLIT
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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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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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Single Item Screener - SILS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, 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: 1
Sample size in validation study: 999
Language of Validated Version: English
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Swiss Health Literacy Survey - HLS-CH
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, 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, Phone-based

Psychometrics
Number of Items: 73
Sample size in validation study: 1255
Language of Validated Version: English
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Three-item Brief Health Literacy Screen - BHLS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: Kidney Disease
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: 3
Sample size in validation study: 150
Language of Validated Version: English
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