Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Appraisal, Conceptual Knowledge
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
20
Sample size in validation study:
417
Language of validated version:
Mandarin
Main article reference
Chen, W., et al. (2026). Development and initial psychometric validation of the Acute Pancreatitis Health Literacy Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-2025-0101
Corresponding author
Xiaoxi Yang
Description
The APHLS is a 20 item scale used for assessing participants acute pancreatitis health literacy by combining disease information literacy, health behavior literacy, and disease awareness literacy.
Year Measure first Published: 2026
About This Measure
Reliability: Test-retest correlation:
95.5%
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
The content was validated by a panel of 19 experts in gastrointestinal diseases using a two round Delphi method and cognitive interviews to ensure comprehensibility.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.915
