Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Numeracy, Comprehension
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:
36
Sample size in validation study:
150
Administration Time (minutes):
12 minutes
Language of validated version:
Mandarin
Main article reference
Sarah Mantwill, Peter J. Schulz; Health literacy in Mainland China: Validation of a functional health literacy test in simplified Chinese, Health Promotion International, Volume 31, Issue 4, 1 December 2016, Pages 742–748, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dav043
Corresponding author
Sarah Mantwill
Description
To validate the S-TOFHLA into simplified Chinese
Year Measure first Published: 2015
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Inadequate health literacy (0-53) Marginal (54-66) Adequate health literacy (67-100)
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
A native Mandarin speaker translated the tranditional Chinse S-TOFHLA version into simplified Chinese.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.94
Reliability notes:
α=0.94 (reading comphrension) α=0.90 (numeracy)
