Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Media Literacy
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Face-to-face, Paper and pencil, Phone-based
Time Cut-off:
0 minutes
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
16
Sample size in validation study:
107
Administration Time (minutes):
15 minutes
Language of validated version:
Greek
Main article reference
Efthymiou, A., Middleton, N., Charalambous, A., & Papastavrou, E. (2017). The Association of Health Literacy and Electronic Health Literacy With Self-Efficacy, Coping, and Caregiving Perceptions Among Carers of People With Dementia: Research Protocol for a Descriptive Correlational Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(11): e221. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8080
Link to articleCorresponding author
Areti Efthymiou
Description
A tool in the Greek language to measure general health literacy.
Year Measure first Published: 2017
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Sufficient health literacy Problematic health literacy Inadequate health literacy
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Cyprus, Greece
Content validity:
An expert panel assessed content and face validity. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses were used to evaluate the metrics of the tool.
Criterion validity:
To be published
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.77
Reliability notes:
This is a preliminary publication with minimal information on the reliability of the scale. More information reliability will be released in a subsequent publication.
