European Health Literacy Survey
Measure not available
Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Paper and pencil
Time Cut-off:
0 minutes
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
6
Sample size in validation study:
372
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Rouquette A, Nadot T, Labitrie P, Van den Broucke S, Mancini J, Rigal L, etal. (2018) Validity and measurement invariance across sex, age and eduation level of the French short versions of the European Health Literacy Survery Questionnaire
Link to articleCorresponding author
Alexandra Rouquette
Description
A tool to validate the psychometric properties of the French translation of the 16 and 6 item short versions (HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6.)
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Modern Approach for Tool Development:
Yes
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
France
Criterion validity:
The overall HLS-EU-Q16 score was computed as the simple sum score of the 16 binary items, while the overall HLS-EU-Q6 were computed by averaging the responses to the six items on the reveresed four-point Likert scale.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.83
