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Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry - TOFHLA iD
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Dental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 68
Sample size in validation study: 102
Language of Validated Version: English
The Cancer Literacy Score - CLS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 63
Sample size in validation study: 639
Language of Validated Version: Italian
The Role of Numeracy in Understanding the Benefit of Screening Mammography - Schwartz (1997)
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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: Mailed survey, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 3
Sample size in validation study: 500
Language of Validated Version: English
The Self Perceived Food Literacy Scale - SPFL
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 29
Sample size in validation study: 755
Language of Validated Version: Dutch
The Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults (18 item) - SAHLPA-18
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 18
Sample size in validation study: 226
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
The Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults (50 item) - SAHLPA-50
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 50
Sample size in validation study: 226
Language of Validated Version: Portuguese
Three- Factor Structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale Among MRI and CT Outpatients - eHEALS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: 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, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 256
Language of Validated Version: English
Three-Factor Structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale Among MRI and CT Outpatients - HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer, General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 0
Language of Validated Version: Taiwanese
Three-item Brief Health Literacy Screen - BHLS
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: Kidney Disease
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: 3
Sample size in validation study: 150
Language of Validated Version: English
TOFHLA Information and Instructions.zip - tofhla
Characteristics
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 0
Sample size in validation study: 0
Two-Stage Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry - Two-Stage REALD
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Dental Health
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 11
Sample size in validation study: 1405
Language of Validated Version: English
Vietnamese Version of the 47-Item European Health Literacy Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q47 (Vietnamese)
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 2073
Language of Validated Version: Vietnamese
Vive Desarollando Amplia Salud - VIDAS
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Communication: Listener, Conceptual Knowledge, Numeracy
Specific Context: Health Literacy
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: 98
Sample size in validation study: 245
Language of Validated Version: Spanish
Water Environmental Literacy Level Scale - WELLS
Available online
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Environmental Health
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 6
Sample size in validation study: 869
Language of Validated Version: English
Weight Literacy Scale in English and Spanish - weightlite
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Nutrition
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: 31
Sample size in validation study: 200
Language of Validated Version: English