Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension, Numeracy, Information seeking: Document, Comprehension
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
45
Sample size in validation study:
832
Administration Time (minutes):
60 minutes
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Curtis, L., Revelle, W., Waite, K., Wilson, K., Condon, D., Bojarski, E., Park, D., Baker, D., Wolf, D. (2015) Development and Validation of the Comprehensive Health Activities Scale: A New Approach to Health Literacy Measurement, Journal of health communication, 20(2):157-164.
Corresponding author
Laura Curtis
Description
To assess general health literacy with nine routine health care scenarioes common for the aging population.
Year Measure first Published: 2015
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
Nine scenarios depicting health-related tasks with 190 items were developed by the research team, experts in health literacy, test development, medicine, and cog. Psychology. Items that were highly correlated were eliminated to leave a total of 70 items. An omega analysis was completed to finalize 45 items.
