Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Comprehension, Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of items:
70
Sample size in validation study:
224
Administration Time (minutes):
2 minutes
Language of validated version:
Italian
Main article reference
Biasio, L. R., Corbellini, G., & D'Alessandro, D. (2017). An Italian validation of "METER", an easy-to-use Health Literacy (HL) screener. Annali Igiene, (29), 171-178. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
doi:10.7416/ai.2017.2144
Corresponding author
Luigi Roberto Biasio
Description
Simple measure (screener) to detect the ability to recognize italian medical terms
Year Measure first Published: 2017
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
0–20 correct medical terms checked-off = low health literacy levels
21–34 correct medical terms checked-off = marginal health literacy levels
35–40 correct medical terms checked-off = high (functional) health literacy levels
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Italy
Content validity:
40 real medical words and 30 non-medical words
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.93
Reliability notes:
Cronbach’s alpha = 0.93 and 0.86, in medical students group and non-medical students group, respectively
