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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
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
Fostering Literacy for Good Health Today - FLIGHT
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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
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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 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
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
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 - 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
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
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 Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - Mandarin Version - Man- S-TOFHLA
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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: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 36
Sample size in validation study: 150
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Short Version of the Korean functional Health Literacy Test - S-KHLT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, 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: 8
Sample size in validation study: 299
Language of Validated Version: Korean
Spanish Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument - Spanish-NUMi
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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, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 232
Language of Validated Version: English
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