Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Information seeking: Document, Communication: Speaker, Application/function
Specific context:
Diabetes
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil, Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
16
Sample size in validation study:
138
Language of validated version:
Japanese
Main article reference
Ishikawa, H., Takeuchi, T., & Yano, E. (2008). Measuring functional, communicative, and critical health literacy among diabetic patients. Diabetes Care, 31(5):874-879.
Corresponding author
Hirono Ishikawa
Description
To measure 3 diferent levels of health literacy (functional, communicative, and critical) among diabetes patients
Year Measure first Published: 2008
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Each item was rated on a 4-point scale, ranging from 1 (never) to 4 (often). The scores for the items in a scale were summed and divided by the number of items in the scale to give a scale score (theoretical range 1-4). The scores were reversed for functional HL such that higher scores indicated higher HL.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Japan
Content validity:
Conducted item loading during factor analysis to examine contribution of individual items to the subscale content.
