Filter Measures
Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS) - HeLMS
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
Health Literacy Measure for High School Students - healthlite
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
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
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) - Danish - HLQ - Danish
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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 481
Language of Validated Version: Danish
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - German - HLQ - German
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy, Prose: 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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 1058
Language of Validated Version: German
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - Portuguese (Brazil) - HLQ - Portuguese (Brazil)
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 Questionnaire Urdu (Australia) version - HLQ-Urdu (Australia)
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
Health Literacy Scale in Korean - HLS-K
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document
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: 14
Sample size in validation study: 459
Language of Validated Version: Korean
Health Literacy Screening Tool for Health Promotion in Brazil - healthlite-1
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Health Promotion
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: 8
Sample size in validation study: 472
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Health Literacy Test for Singapore - HLTS
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
HLS-Q12 Short Version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire - HLS-Q12
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
Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Pediatric Dentistry - HKOHLAT-P
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
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
Indonesian Version of the 47-Item European Health Literacy Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q47 (Indonesian)
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