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eHealth Literacy Scale - Older Adults

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Information seeking: Interactive media navigation
Specific context: General
Validation sample population age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based

Psychometrics

Number of items: 8
Sample size in validation study: 866
Language of validated version: English

Main article reference

Chung, S.Y., & Nahm, E.S. (2015, April). Testing Reliability and Validity of the eHealth Scale (eHEALS) for Older Adults Recruited Online, Computers, Informatics, Nursing: CIN, 33(4):150-156.

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Corresponding author

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Seon-Yoon Chung
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University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Description

To test the reliability and validity of the eHEALS for older adults using a secondary data analysis.

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: Conducted literature review to develop theoretical model as well as expert and youth review of item pool and pilot testing
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha): 0.94
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