Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Appraisal, Information seeking: Document
Specific context:
Reproductive Health
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
22
Sample size in validation study:
706
Administration Time (minutes):
24 minutes
Language of validated version:
Korean
Main article reference
Haein Lee, Junghee Kim, Hanna Lee, Development and validation of a menopause-specific health literacy scale for middle-aged women, Patient Education and Counseling, Volume 136, 2025, 108762, ISSN 0738-3991, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108762.
Corresponding author
Hanna Lee
Description
The Men-HLS is tool to measure menopause specific health literacy for middle aged women ages 45-64. It consists of 28 items across three factors: accessing, appraising, and utilizing.
Year Measure first Published: 2026
About This Measure
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
South Korea
Content validity:
Content validity was established by an expert panel of 14 members including gynecologists, nurses, and nursing professors using the Delphi technique.
Criterion validity:
Two self reported HL instruments, HLS-SF-K12 and KeHEALS, were used to verify criterion validity.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.91
