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All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale for Chinese Speakers in the U.S. with Limited English Proficiency - AAHLS Chinese
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
Calgary Charter on Health Literacy - Spanish - calgarycha-1
Available online
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
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
Available by request
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 Medication Literacy Measure - Mandarin - ChMLM
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
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: Mandarin
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
Comprehensive Health Activities Scale - CHAS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, 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: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 45
Sample size in validation study: 832
Language of Validated Version: English
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
Fostering Literacy for Good Health Today - FLIGHT
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Media Literacy, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy, Health Literacy Responsiveness
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: 20
Sample size in validation study: 236
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy about Vaccination of adults in ITalian - HLVa-IT
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion, Infectious Disease, Vaccination
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: 14
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: Italian
Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen Technology (Short form) - Health LiTT
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
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
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 10
Sample size in validation study: 133
Language of Validated Version: English
health literacy on social determinants of health questionnaire - HL-SDHQ
Available for download
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
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - Portuguese (Brazil) - HLQ - Portuguese (Brazil)
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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)
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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