Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Communication: Listener, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific context:
HIV
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Computer-based
Assessment:
Objective
Psychometrics
Number of items:
20
Sample size in validation study:
120
Administration Time (minutes):
13 minutes
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Ownby, R., Waldrop-Valverde, D., Hardigan, P., Caballero, J., Jacobs, R., & Acevedo, A. (2013) Development and validation of a brief computer-administered HIV-related Health Literacy Scale (HIV-HL). Aids Behav, 17: 710-718.
Link to articleCorresponding author
Raymond Ownby
Description
The HIV-HL scale specifically targets health literacy in people treated for HIV.
Year Measure first Published: 2012
About This Measure
Measure style:
TOFHLA Family
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
One point scored for each correct item
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
Conducted pilot study to seek feedback on initial set of questions
Criterion validity:
Significantly correlated with both subtests of the TOFHLA, the Information subscale of the LifeWindows Scale, and with both immediate and delayed recall of verbal information (WMS-IV Logical Memory subtests I and II)
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.69
