Filter Measures
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
Assertiveness, Clarity, Positivity Model - ACP MODEL (Q-COM-LIT)
Measure not available
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
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
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 Survey - HLS-EU-Q6
Measure not available
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: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 372
Language of Validated Version: English
European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (traditional Chinese version) - HLS-EU-Q
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
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: 47
Sample size in validation study: 475
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
Food and Nutrition Literacy - FNLIT
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 46
Sample size in validation study: 400
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Instrument for Adults - HELIA
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document
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: 33
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Instrument for Adults - HELIA
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General, Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents - HELMA
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, 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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 582
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - Danish - HLQ - Danish
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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: 44
Sample size in validation study: 481
Language of Validated Version: Danish
Health Literacy Scale in Korean - HLS-K
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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
Indian version of the short form of the European Health literacy Questionnaire (HLS-EU Q16) - HLS-IND-HIN-Q16 , HLS-IND-KAN-Q16
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 16
Sample size in validation study: 340
Language of Validated Version: Hindi
Newest Vital Sign - Brazilian Portuguese - NVS-BR
Available online
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