Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
44
Sample size in validation study:
481
Language of validated version:
Danish
Main article reference
Maindal, H. T., Kayser, L., Norgaard, O., Bo, A., Elsworth, G.R., & Osborne, R. H. (2016). Cultural adaptation and validation of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ): robust nine-dimension Danish language confirmatory factor model. SpringerPlus, 5(1).
Corresponding author
helle maindal
Description
To measure Health Literacy among in the Danish language.
Year Measure first Published: 2016
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Denmark
Content validity:
The Health Literacy Questionnaire was adapted using forward-backward translation, consensus conference and cognitive interviews
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.8
Reliability notes:
cronbach's alpha was the same for 7 scales out of 8
