Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension
Specific context:
Health Promotion
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Phone-based
Psychometrics
Number of items:
16
Sample size in validation study:
223
Administration Time (minutes):
10 minutes
Language of validated version:
Italian
Main article reference
Lorini, C., Lastrucci, V., Mantwill, S., Vettori, V., Bonaccorsi, G., & Florence Health Literacy Research Group. (2019). Measuring health literacy in Italy: the validation study of the HLS-EU-Q16 and of the HLS-EU-Q6 in Italian language. Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita, 55(1), 10-18.
Corresponding author
Chiara Lorini
Description
The Italian version of the HLS-EU-Q16, a comprehensive health literacy tool
Year Measure first Published: 2019
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Considering the HLS-EUQ16 score, three levels of HL were defined:
- inadequate HL (0-8)
- problematic HL (9-12)
- adequate HL (13-16)
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Italy
Content validity:
Cronbach’s alphas for was 0.799.
5% of the subjects were excluded from generating the score of HLS-EU-Q16 due to excess of “don’t know/refusal” responses
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.799
