Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension, Information seeking: Document, Appraisal, Application/function
Specific context:
Health Literacy, General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Computer-based
Psychometrics
Number of items:
47
Sample size in validation study:
1054
Language of validated version:
Japanese
Main article reference
Nakayama, K., Osaka, W., Togari, T., Ishikawa, H., Yonekura, Y., Sekido, A., Matsumoto, M. (2015). Comprehensive health literacy in Japan is lower than in Europe: a validated Japanese-language assessment of health literacy. BMC public health, 15:505.
Corresponding author
Kazuhiro Nakayama
Description
Survey items to assess the relationship between abilities, system demands, and decision making
Year Measure first Published: 2015
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
The 47 items are adapted to a 50-point scale: 0–25: inadequate health literacy, 26–33: problematic health literacy, 33–42: sufficient health literacy, and 42–50: excellent health literacy
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Japan
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.97
