Health Literacy Questionnaire Urdu (Australia) version

HLQ-Urdu is the Urdu version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). It measures traditional functional health literacy as well as 8 other elements in the Urdu language to cover the full construct of health literacy. The HLQ-Urdu has been validated for Urdu-speaking migrants. The HLQ was carefully developed and tested over many years using a validity-driven approach. It was designed for and is used in National Surveys, Clinical Trials, general surveys, for quality improvement, evaluation studies, and, importantly, to uncover mechanisms behind health inequalities to inform intervention development. The HLQ has been found to be useful at the patient-clinician level. Each measure is highly reliable (4 to 6 items) and generates key information about an individual's perceived health literacy abilities, and their experiences. As a multi-dimensional tool that has been designed to provide researchers, practitioners, organisations and governments with data describing the health literacy strengths and limitations of individuals and populations. As each scale is independent, 1 or more sales may be used to measure specific research questions or evaluate specific outcomes. To measure the full multidimensional concept of health literacy all 9 scales are required.

Year Measure first Published: 2020