Nutritional Literacy Scale - NLS
Contact author for availability
Characteristics
Domains:
Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
28
Validation Sample Size:
341
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry - TOFHLA iD
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains:
Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
Dental Health
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
68
Validation Sample Size:
102
Literacy Assessment for Diabetes - LAD
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains:
Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context:
Diabetes
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
60
Validation Sample Size:
203
General Health Numeracy Test Short Form - GHNT-6
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
6
Validation Sample Size:
205
General Health Numeracy Test - GHNT-21
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
21
Validation Sample Size:
205
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale - AAHLS
Available for download
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
14
Validation Sample Size:
146
Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS) - HeLMS
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Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
29
Validation Sample Size:
683
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) - HLQ
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Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Communication: Speaker, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
44
Validation Sample Size:
1039
Swiss Health Literacy Survey - HLS-CH
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Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age:
Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
73
Validation Sample Size:
1255
Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument - NUMi
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Numeracy
Specific Context:
Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
20
Validation Sample Size:
1000