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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
20-Item Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry (Brazilian Portuguese Version) - REALM-D 20 (Brazilian Portuguese)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Dental Health, General
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: 20
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
An Instrument for Measuring Health Literacy in Children - QUIGK-K
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 152
Language of Validated Version: German
Arthritis-Adapted Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine - A-REALM
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Arthritis
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 66
Sample size in validation study: 194
Language of Validated Version: English
Chinese version of short-form Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adolescents - c-sTOFHLAd
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Characteristics

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

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 36
Sample size in validation study: 300
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
Critical Health Competence Test - CHC
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
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: 72
Sample size in validation study: 300
Language of Validated Version: German
Diabetes Numeracy Test (Arabic Version) - DNT-15
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy
Specific Context: Diabetes
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 176
Language of Validated Version: Arabic
Functional Health Literacy Test - FHLT
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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: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 21
Sample size in validation study: 223
Language of Validated Version: English
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
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 Urdu (Australia) version - HLQ-Urdu (Australia)
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 44
Sample size in validation study: 202
Language of Validated Version: Urdu
Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Pediatric Dentistry - HKOHLAT-P
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
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: 52
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: Cantonese
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
Italian Medical Term Recognition Test - IMETER
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, 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: 70
Sample size in validation study: 224
Language of Validated Version: Italian
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