Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension, Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of items:
33
Sample size in validation study:
831
Administration Time (minutes):
15 minutes
Language of validated version:
Japanese
Main article reference
Masayoshi, M., & Kazuhiro, N. (2017). Development of the health literacy on social determinants of health questionnaire in Japanese adults. BMC Public Health, 17:30.
Corresponding author
Masayoshi Matsumoto
Description
HL-SDHQ clarifies the relationship between the ten domains of the social determinants of health and health in each domain and is able to measure whether it is possible to access, understand, appraise, and apply related information.
Year Measure first Published: 2017
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Japan
Content validity:
To ensure the content validity of the question items for the ten domains, the items were examined and adapted through discussions with researchers from public health, nursing, and social sciences working in related fields. No questions were revised in this task.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.92
