Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
40
Sample size in validation study:
230
Administration Time (minutes):
12 minutes
Language of validated version:
Arabic
Main article reference
Fadda, M., Kanj, M., Kabakian-Khasholian, T., & Johannes Schulz, P. (2018). Validation of three Arabic health literacy assessment tools in Lebanon. Health Promotion International, 33(2), 261-267.
Corresponding author
Marta Fadda
Description
A tool to assess adult health literacy among the Lebanese population.
Year Measure first Published: 2016
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Inadequate 0-16; Marginal 17-22; Adequate 23-36
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Lebanon
Content validity:
The development of the tool involved an independent translation from English into Arabic by an independent Arabic native speaker, and later back-translated by a second translator to establish semantic equivalence. Formal comparison between the two English versions (the original and the result of the back-translation) followed. The adaptation of the tool incorporated changes to reflect the experience patients in the Lebanon health system within the target context. Revision followed the adaptation of the tool, which were finally evaluated by a professional Arabic instructor for clarity and comprehensiveness. Tool development also included pre-testing.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.94
Reliability notes:
S-TOFHLA showed good internal consistency (α = 0.94). The correlation between the numeracy score and the reading comprehension was found to be r = 0.44.
