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All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale - AAHLS
info Available for download

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
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale for Chinese Speakers in the U.S. with Limited English Proficiency - AAHLS Chinese
info Available by request

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Health Promotion
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: 23
Sample size in validation study: 405
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Assertiveness, Clarity, Positivity Model - ACP MODEL (Q-COM-LIT)
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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, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 50
Sample size in validation study: 387
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy - Spanish - calgarycha-1
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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, 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: Spanish
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy Scale - calgarycha
info Available for download

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
Cancer Health Literacy Scale - C-HLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 360
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Cancer Health Literacy Test - Spanish Version - CHLT-30-DKspa
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 30
Sample size in validation study: 400
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Chronic Care - CHLCC
info Available for download

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
Chinese Medication Literacy Measure - Taiwanese - ChMLM
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension
Specific Context: Medication
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: 17
Sample size in validation study: 602
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
Claim Evaluation Tools Database - claimevalu
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 88
Sample size in validation study: 1114
Language of Validated Version: English
Diabetes Numeracy Test - DNT
info Available for download

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Diabetes
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: 43
Sample size in validation study: 398
Language of Validated Version: English
Diabetes Numeracy Test Short Form - DNT15
info Available for download

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
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: 398
Language of Validated Version: English
Digital Healthy Diet Literacy - DDL-4
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Digital health, 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: 4
Sample size in validation study: 7616
Language of Validated Version: Vietnamese
eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ) - eHLQ
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Digital health, Health Promotion
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: 35
Sample size in validation study: 475
Language of Validated Version: English
European Health Literacy Questionnaire (Japanese version) - HLS-EU-Q47(Japanese)
info Available online

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 1054
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
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