Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Face-to-face
Assessment:
Objective
Psychometrics
Number of items:
20
Sample size in validation study:
262
Administration Time (minutes):
7 minutes
Language of validated version:
Cantonese
Main article reference
Leung, A.Y., Cheung, M.K., Lou, V.W., Chan, F.H., Ho, C.K., Do, T.L., Chan, S.S., & Chi, I. (2013). Development and validation of the Chinese Health Literacy Scale for Chronic Care. J Health Commun, 18 Suppl 1:205-22.
Link to articleCorresponding author
Angela Leung
Description
Assess chronic care knowledge in Chinese adults with 3 subscales (understanding, applying, and analyzing)
Year Measure first Published: 2013
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
Sum score
Reliability: Test-retest correlation:
Test-retest: ICC = 0.77
Modern Approach for Tool Development:
Yes
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
The CHLCC was developed with reference to the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Criterion validity:
ROC¥ analysis: vs. re-hospitalization & education; cutoff = no re-hospitalization within 12 months and ≥7th grade education; AUROC = 0.77% with 84% sensitivity and 66% specificity; Discriminant: Age r= -0.31 and PPCLAΔ r=0.80
Reliability notes:
IRT: b= -1.73 to 0.65, and a=1.09 to 5.68
