Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension
Specific context:
Dental Health
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Adolescents: 10 to 17 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
Main article reference
Wong, H.M., Bridges, S.M., Yiu, C.K., McGrath, C.P., Au, T.K., & Parthasarathy, D.S. (2013, September). Validation of the Hong Kong Oral Health Literacy Assessment Task for paediatric dentistry (HKOHLAT-P). Int J Paediatr Dent, 23(5):366-75.
Link to articleCorresponding author
Hai Ming Wong
Description
Measure that focuses on pediatric dentistry which is contextually relevant for those living in Hong Kong (Cantonese speakers)
Year Measure first Published: 2013
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
Possible range: 0-52, ↑scores = ↑ Oral HL
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
For the generation of items and to develop the HKOHLAT-P, the materials were collected from different dentally related areas, which includes oral health TV and radio programs from Hong Kong local broadcasts, oral health education videos and oral health instructions in Prince Philip Dental Hospital (Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong), oral health brochures from the Department of Health (Oral Health Education Unit) in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Hong Kong local newspapers. These materials were then used to develop a Chinese corpus database in dentistry. The materials and texts and the activities associated with them were drawn from various dental health-related contexts and were selected to have reading levels similar to materials used for TOFHLiD and OHLI, from which we modelled some of the items for the HKOHLAT-P. Original items were developed to expand the text types of reading stimuli and give variety in item design.
