Characteristics
Specific context:
Health Promotion
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Mailed survey
Psychometrics
Number of items:
18
Sample size in validation study:
178
Language of validated version:
English
Main article reference
Schwartz, L.M., Woloshin, S., & Welch, H.G. (2005). Can patients interpret health information? An assessment of the medical data interpretation test. Med Decis Making, 25:290–300.
Corresponding author
Lisa Schwartz
Description
Measures individual’s ability to make sense of and compare medical statistics about disease risk and risk reduction
Year Measure first Published: 2005
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
Possible range: 0-100, ↑scores = ↑HL
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
United States of America
Content validity:
Items were based on medical literature. Feedback was collected from a wide variety of experts from different fields (statistics, education, cognitive psychology, etc). Items were revised based on feedback received.
