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Short Form Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire - HLS-SF12
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Appraisal, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: General
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: 11
Validation Sample Size: 10024
European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire for Fourth-Grade Student in Germany (German) - HLS-Child-Q15
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Characteristics

Domains: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context:
Validation Sample Age: Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Validation Sample Size: 907
Health Literacy Instrument for Adults - HELIA
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General, Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 47
Validation Sample Size: 323
Health Literacy Battery for Three Phases of Stroke - HL-3S
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Characteristics

Domains: Information seeking: Document
Specific Context: Stroke
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration:

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 30
Validation Sample Size: 442
Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire Among Young Iranian Soldiers - MHLQ
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Characteristics

Domains: Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: Mental Health
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 31
Validation Sample Size: 251
eHealth Literacy Questionnaire - eHLQ
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific Context: Digital health, Health Promotion
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: 35
Validation Sample Size: 475
Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen Technology (Short form) - Health LiTT
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Characteristics

Domains: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Computer-based, Face-to-face

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 10
Validation Sample Size: 133
Health Literacy Assessment Tool - HLAT-8
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Characteristics

Domains: Application/function, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Media Literacy
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 8
Validation Sample Size: 8349
16 items European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (Italian) - HLS-EU-Q16
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Characteristics

Domains: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of Administration: Phone-based

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 16
Validation Sample Size: 223
Health Literacy About Vaccination of Adults (Italian) - HLVa-IT
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Characteristics

Domains: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Health Promotion, Infectious Disease, Vaccination
Validation Sample Age: Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of Administration: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 14
Validation Sample Size: 200
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