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An Instrument for Measuring Health Literacy in Children - QUIGK-K
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Validation Sample Size: 152
All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale for Chinese Speakers in the U.S. with Limited English Proficiency - AAHLS Chinese
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 23
Validation Sample Size: 405
20-Item Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry (Brazilian Portuguese) - REALM-D 20 (Brazilian Portuguese)
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Characteristics

Domains: Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Dental Health, General
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 20
Validation Sample Size: 200
Newest Vital Sign (Italian) - NVS
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Numeracy
Specific Context: Cancer
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 6
Validation Sample Size: 245
Mental Health-Promoting Knowledge - MHPK-10
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Mental Health
Validation Sample Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 10
Validation Sample Size: 1888
Claim Evaluation Tools Database - claimevalu
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration:

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 88
Validation Sample Size: 1114
Oral Health Literacy-Adult Questionnaire (Hindi) - OHL-AQ-H
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Characteristics

Domains: Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration: Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 170
Validation Sample Size: 170
Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale-Cancer - HLCS-C
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Characteristics

Domains: Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Cancer
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 46
Validation Sample Size: 297
Chinese Medication Literacy Measure (Taiwanese) - ChMLM
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Comprehension
Specific Context: Medication
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Computer-based, Face-to-face, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 17
Validation Sample Size: 602
The European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire 16 (Greek) - greekversi
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Media Literacy
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Face-to-face, Paper and pencil, Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 16
Validation Sample Size: 107
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