Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
47
Sample size in validation study:
505
Language of validated version:
Turkish
Main article reference
Abacigil, F., Harlak, H., Okyay, P., Kiraz, D., Gursoy Turan, S., Saruhan, G., . . . Beser, E. (2018). Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire. Health Promotion International, Health promotion international, 10 April 2018.
Corresponding author
Filiz Abacigil
Description
A valid and reliable instrument with appropriate psychometric characteristics to measure health literacy in Turkey.
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Inadequate: 0-25; Problematic >25-33; Sufficient >33-42 and >42-50 for excellent.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Turkey
Content validity:
The development of the tool involved group translation and expert opinion methods Forward translation and back translation of the HLS-EU-Q47 into Turkish.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.95
