Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Numeracy, Information seeking: Document, Application/function
Specific context:
Blood Pressure
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of items:
30
Sample size in validation study:
440
Administration Time (minutes):
12 minutes
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Kim, M.T., Song, H.J., Han, H.R., Song, Y., Nam, S., Nguyen, T.H., Lee, H.C., & Kim, K.B. (2012). Development and validation of the high blood pressure-focused health literacy scale. Patient Educ Couns, 87(2):165-70.
Corresponding author
Miyong Kim
Description
Items to assess high blood pressure management
Year Measure first Published: 2012
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
Sum score (0–30 and 0–10 for each self-administered item)
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
A 2-step design process was used. In the construction phase, focus group studies and a literature review were conducted to generate a pool of items. The testing phase involved a psychometric evaluation and pilot-testing of the scale on hypertensive Korean Americans.
Reliability notes:
Internal consistency with Whole Scale, KR-20=0.98; Print Literacy, KR-20=0.98, and Functional HL, α=0.93
