Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Information seeking: Document, Comprehension, Appraisal, Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
47
Sample size in validation study:
475
Language of validated version:
Taiwanese
Main article reference
Huang, Y. J., Lin, G. H., Lu, W. S., Tam, K. W., Chen, C., Hou, W. H., & Hsieh, C. L. (2018). Validation of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire in women with breast cancer. Cancer nursing, 41(2), E40-E48.
Corresponding author
Yi-Jing Huang
Description
The European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) was developed on the basis of a proposed integrated model of health literacy. The HLS-EU-Q comprises 47 items assessing 12 subdomains of health literacy formed by four information-processing competences of individuals (that is, accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying) and three health contexts (that is, healthcare, disease prevention, and health promotion).
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
1=very difficult, 2=difficult, 3=easy, and 4=very easy
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Taiwan
Content validity:
The traditional Chinese version of the HLS-EU-Q was used in this study. IT was developed using the translation-back translation method from the original English version. It was verified by a panel of public health experts in Taiwan, and then pretested and readability and understandability.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.75
