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Oral Health Literacy Adult Questionnaire - MOHL-AQ
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Characteristics
Domains:
Comprehension
Specific Context:
Oral Health
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
17
Validation Sample Size:
402
Mental Health Literacy Scale (Persian) - MHLS -P
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Characteristics
Domains:
Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context:
General, Mental Health
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
24
Validation Sample Size:
1026
Three-Factor Structure of the eHealth Literacy Scale Among MRI and CT Outpatients - HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains:
Comprehension
Specific Context:
Cancer, General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
47
Validation Sample Size:
Assertiveness, Clarity, Positivity Model - ACP MODEL (Q-COM-LIT)
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Face-to-face, Mailed survey, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
50
Validation Sample Size:
387
Health Literacy Questionnaire (Australian Urdu) - HLQ-Urdu (Australia)
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Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context:
General, Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
44
Validation Sample Size:
202
Age Adapted Survey Version of the European Health Literacy Questionnaire for Fourth-Graders - HLS-Child-Q15
Available online
Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Communication: Listener, Comprehension
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:
15
Validation Sample Size:
907
Digital Healthy Diet Literacy - DDL-4
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Characteristics
Domains:
Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context:
Digital health, Nutrition
Validation Sample Age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:
Computer-based, Face-to-face, Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of Items:
4
Validation Sample Size:
7616