Filter Measures
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale - AAHLS
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
Brief Health Literacy Screening Tool - BRIEF
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
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy Scale - calgarycha
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
Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Chronic Care - CHLCC
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
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: 262
Language of Validated Version: Cantonese
eHealth Literacy Scale (Dutch version) - eHEALS
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
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: 8
Sample size in validation study: 277
Language of Validated Version: Dutch
General Health Numeracy Test - GHNT-21
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, 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: 21
Sample size in validation study: 205
Language of Validated Version: English
General Health Numeracy Test Short Form - GHNT-6
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, 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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 205
Language of Validated Version: English
Greek version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire 16 - greekversi
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Media Literacy
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, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 16
Sample size in validation study: 107
Language of Validated Version: Greek
Health Literacy Instrument for Adults - HELIA
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
Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents - HELMA
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
health literacy on social determinants of health questionnaire - HL-SDHQ
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, 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
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 33
Sample size in validation study: 831
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Hebrew Health Literacy Test - HHLT
Characteristics
Domains assessed: 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: 12
Sample size in validation study: 119
Language of Validated Version: Hebrew
Mandarin Health Literacy Scale - MHLS
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 Term Recognition Test Portuguese Version - METER - PT
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
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