Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Comprehension, Prose: Comprehension
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Paper and pencil
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
14
Sample size in validation study:
100
Language of validated version:
Italian
Main article reference
Wieser, H., Tappeiner, W., & Vittadello, F. (2025). The Reduced Multi-Dimensional Health Literacy Scale: A First Bilingual Validation Using RASCH Analysis. International journal of environmental research and public health, 22(11), 1746. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111746
Corresponding author
Heike Wieser
Description
Short, 9-item questionnaire measuring communicative and critical HL; adapted from the 14-item HLS questionnaire of Ishikawa
Year Measure first Published: 2025
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Italy
Content validity:
Scale was translated to Italian and adapted according to the ISPOR principles; Native speakers used for forward translation; two translations: one translation by a nurse, another translation by dietician; translations were compared and final version adapted from these translations; German and Italian scales used for cognitive debriefing involving 8 persons of different healthcare professions
