Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Communication: Listener, Comprehension, Information seeking: Document
Specific context:
General, Health Literacy
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Face-to-face
Assessment:
Self-reported
Cost:
Free
Psychometrics
Number of items:
4
Sample size in validation study:
824
Administration Time (minutes):
2 minutes
Language of validated version:
Hungarian
Main article reference
Main Article Reference (APA): Mátyás, G., Vincze, F., & Bíró, É. (2021). Egészségműveltséget mérő kérdőívek validálása hazai felnőttmintán [Validation of health literacy questionnaires in Hungarian adult sample]. Orvosi Hetilap, 162(39), 1579-1588. https://doi.org/10.1556/650.2021.32212
Link to articleCorresponding author
Gabriella Mátyás
Description
A subjective, self-reported screening tool assessing difficulties in reading medical documents, understanding health information, and filling out health-related forms.
Year Measure first Published: 2006
Additional Articles:
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Inadequate (4-12 points), Marginal (13-16 points), Adequate (17-20 points)
Modern Approach for Tool Development:
Yes
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Hungary
Content validity:
Construct validity was confirmed via exploratory factor analysis (principal components analysis, varimax rotation), showing all 4 items loaded onto a single factor representing the subjective dimension of health literacy and explaining 35.61% of the variance.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.87
