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The Self-Regulation-Incorporated Digital Health Literacy Scale for Older Adults - SR-DHLs
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Comprehension
Specific Context:
Digital health
Validation Sample Age:
Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
32
Validation Sample Size:
506
Newest Vital Sign for the Portuguese Adolescents’ Population - NVS-PTeen
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General, Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Modes of Administration:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
6
Validation Sample Size:
386
Functional Literacy Questionnaire - FLiQ
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General, Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
8
Validation Sample Size:
372
European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire - HLS-EU-Q16
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
16
Validation Sample Size:
612
Arabic Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale - ANLS
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context:
Food Literacy, Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
22
Validation Sample Size:
440
Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding Knowledge Scale - BKS
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Comprehension
Specific Context:
Food Literacy, General, Infant Care, Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
33
Validation Sample Size:
2173