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Adapting the European Health Literacy Surbey Questionnaire for Fourth-Grade Student in Germany

Characteristics

Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Comprehension
Validation sample population age: Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 907
Administration Time (minutes): 10 minutes
Language of validated version: German

Main article reference

Bollweg, T. M., Okan, O., Freţian, A. M., Bröder, J., Domanska, O. M., Jordan, S., Bruland, D., Pinheiro, P., & Bauer, U. (2020). Adapting the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire for Fourth-Grade Students in Germany: Validation and Psychometric Analysis. Health literacy research and practice, 4(3), e144–e159. https://doi.org/10.3928/24748307-20200428-01

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Corresponding author

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Torsten Bollweg
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Centre for prevention and intervention in childhood and adolescence, faculty of educational science, Bielefield University, Universitaetsstrasse 25, Bielefield, Germany
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Description

An adapted version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire(HLS-EU-Q) used in adult self-reported health literacy to assess younger age groups so that self-reported health literacy could be assessed continuously.

Year Measure first Published: 2020

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About the Validation of this Measure

Country where validated: Germany
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