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Short Assessment of Health Literacy-Spanish & English (SAHL-S&E) - SAHLE
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Pronunciation
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: 18
Sample size in validation study: 403
Language of Validated Version: English
Short Assessment of Health Literacy-Spanish & English (SAHL-S&E) - SAHL-S
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Pronunciation
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: 18
Sample size in validation study: 403
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
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
Short Test of Functional Health Literacy for Adults - Lebanese Version Arabic - Ar -S-TOHLFA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, 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: 40
Sample size in validation study: 230
Language of Validated Version: Arabic
Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - French Version - Fren-STOFHLA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, 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: 137
Language of Validated Version: French
Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - German Version - Ger-STOFH LA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, 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: 249
Language of Validated Version: German
Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults - Italian Version - Ity-STOFHLA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy, 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: 273
Language of Validated Version: Italian
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
Shortened Subjective Numeracy Scale - SNS-3
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: 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: 3
Sample size in validation study: 2053
Language of Validated Version: English
Spanish Diabetes Numeracy Test - DNT- 15 Latino
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 144
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
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
Subjective Numeracy Scale - SNS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Numeracy
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 287
Language of Validated Version: English
Taiwan Health Literacy Scale - THLS
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 66
Sample size in validation study: 681
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
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