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Multidimensional Health Literacy Questionnaire for multiple sclerosis patients. - MSHLQ
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Infectious Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
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: 22
Sample size in validation study: 210
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Newest Vital Sign - Brazilian Portuguese - NVS-BR
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Numeracy
Specific Context: General, Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 490
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Newest Vital Sign - English - NVS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Nutrition
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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 148
Language of Validated Version: English
Newest Vital Sign - Portuguese - NVS-PT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy
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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 249
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Newest Vital Sign Screening Test for Health Literacy in Croatian - NVS-HR
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy
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: 6
Sample size in validation study: 100
Language of Validated Version: Croatian
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
Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire - MOHL-AQ
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
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: 17
Sample size in validation study: 402
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Oral Health Literacy Instrument for Malaysian Adults - OHLI-M
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific Context: Dental Health, Oral Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 57
Sample size in validation study: 195
Language of Validated Version: Malay
Oral Health Literacy-Adult Questionnaire in Hindi - OHL-AQ-H
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, 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: 170
Sample size in validation study: 170
Language of Validated Version: Hindi
Parenting Plus Skills Index - PPSI
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Infant Care
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 13
Sample size in validation study: 1000
Language of Validated Version: English
Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry for Chilean Population - Spanish - Span-REALD-30
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Numeracy, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Dental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 30
Sample size in validation study: 482
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Short Assessment of Health Literacy in Portuguese speaking Adults (Brazilian version) - SAHLPA
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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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 249
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Short Form Health Literacy Questionnaire for surveying in rural areas - 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, Media Literacy, 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: 12
Sample size in validation study: 440
Language of Validated Version: Vietnamese
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
Short Test of Functional Health Literacy - Turkish - S-TOFHLA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
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: 36
Sample size in validation study: 302
Language of Validated Version: Turkish
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