Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (2)

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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Comprehension, Appraisal, Application/function
Specific context: Health Promotion, General
Validation sample population age: Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics
Number of items: 47
Sample size in validation study: 323
Language of validated version: Persian

Main article reference

Tavousi, M., Haeri-Mehrizi, A., Rakhshani, F. et al. Development and validation of a short and easy-to-use instrument for measuring health literacy: the Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (HELIA). BMC Public Health 20, 656 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08787-2

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Mahmoud Tavousi
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Description

Instrument for measuring skills related to health literacy among adults such as ability to obtain health information (access); understand health information (understanding); ability to assess and evaluate the health information (appraisal); and use the information to make a decision (apply or use health-related information. The measure does not test people’s knowledge but rather examines skills relevant to health literacy.

Year Measure first Published: 2020

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About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated: Iran
Content validity: 15 Public Health Experts reviewed items. Items were checked for relevance, clarity, simplicity, and necessity. Experts were also asked to comment on wording and grammar.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha): 0.89
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