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Health Literacy Assessment Scale for Adolescents - HAS-A
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document
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: 15
Sample size in validation study: 0
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Assessment Tool - HLAT-8
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Media Literacy
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: 8
Sample size in validation study: 8349
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen Technology - Health LiTT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
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: 82
Sample size in validation study: 608
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen Technology (Short form) - Health LiTT
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
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
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 10
Sample size in validation study: 133
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Battery for Three Phases of Stroke - HL-3S
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document
Specific Context: Health Literacy, Stroke
Validation Sample Population Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 30
Sample size in validation study: 442
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Health Literacy for School-Aged Children - HLSAC
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 10
Sample size in validation study: 3853
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy in Dentistry scale - HeLD
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function
Specific Context: Dental Health
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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 209
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 Management Scale (HeLMS) - HeLMS
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, 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: 29
Sample size in validation study: 683
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents - HELMA
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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 Measure for High School Students - healthlite
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Document, 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: 47
Sample size in validation study: 275
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale-Cancer - HLCS-C
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
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: 46
Sample size in validation study: 297
Language of Validated Version: English
health literacy on social determinants of health questionnaire - HL-SDHQ
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, 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
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 33
Sample size in validation study: 831
Language of Validated Version: Japanese
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - HLQ
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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Speaker, 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: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items: 44
Sample size in validation study: 1039
Language of Validated Version: English