Filter Measures
HIV Literacy Test - HIV-LT
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: HIV
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 319
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
HLS-Q12 Short Version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire - HLS-Q12
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Appraisal, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: General, Health Literacy
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 12
Sample size in validation study: 900
Language of Validated Version: Norwegian
Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for Pediatric Dentistry - HKOHLAT-P
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 52
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: Cantonese
Infectious Disease-Specific Health Literacy Scale - IDSHL
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Infectious Disease
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 28
Sample size in validation study: 8858
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Intellectual Disability Literacy - IDLS
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Intellectual Disability
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 117
Sample size in validation study: 1376
Language of Validated Version: English
Italian Medical Term Recognition Test - IMETER
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
Japanese Functional Health Literacy Test - JFHLT
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 535
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Mandarin Health Literacy Scale - MHLS
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: 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: 50
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Measuring functional, communicative, and critical health literacy among diabetic patients - Ishikawa (2008b)
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Speaker, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
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: 16
Sample size in validation study: 138
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Medical Term Recognition Test - METER
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
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: 40
Sample size in validation study: 148
Language of Validated Version: English
Medical Term Recognition Test Portuguese Version - METER - PT
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: General
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: 70
Sample size in validation study: 249
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Modified Mental Health Literacy Scale (Iranian) - MHLS
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Mental 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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 1222
Language of Validated Version: Persian
Multidimensional Health Literacy Questionnaire for multiple sclerosis patients. - MSHLQ
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 - Chinese Version - NVS-CHN
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, 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: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 351
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Newest Vital Sign - Italian - NVS
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Numeracy
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 245
Language of Validated Version: Italian