Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension
Specific context:
Health Literacy
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Computer-based, Face-to-face
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
10
Sample size in validation study:
1041
Language of validated version:
Korean
Main article reference
Yoon, J., Kang, S. J., Lee, M., & Cho, J. (2024). Development and validation of the Health Literacy Index for the Community for the Korean National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey. \Epidemiology and Health, 46, e2024061. https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2024061
Corresponding author
Juhee Cho
Description
A 10 item questionnaire used to assess health literacy levels among Korean adults. It contains 3 items relating to disease prevention, 1 item for health promotion, 4 items for health care, and 2 items for technology and resources.
Year Measure first Published: 2023
About This Measure
Scoring categories:
Items are scored on a four point Likert scale, 1 = “Strongly disagree,” 2 = “Disagree,” 3 = “Agree,” and 4 = “Strongly agree”.
Reliability: Test-retest correlation:
67%
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
South Korea
Content validity:
Content validity was determined in the original tool by a panel of 18 experts and Delphi surveys as well as qualitative interviews with 20 members of the general public.
Criterion validity:
Criterion validity was assessed using the Korean version of the HLS-EU Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) and the Newest Vital Sign e-health Literacy Scale.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.87
Reliability notes:
10% of participants completed the questionnaire twice to determine test-retest reliability.
Additional Notes:
There is an additional validation article for this tool posted in 2026 using data from the overall Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Data for this found Cronbach's Alpha to be 0.92 for internal consistency.
