Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Comprehension, Numeracy, Information seeking: Document, Application/function
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Paper and pencil
Psychometrics
Number of items:
6
Sample size in validation study:
351
Administration Time (minutes):
3 minutes
Language of validated version:
Mandarin
Main article reference
Xue, J., Liu, Y., Sun, K., Wu, L., Liao, K., et al. (2018). Validation of a newly adapted Chinese version of the Newest Vital Sign instrument. PLOS ONE 13(1): e0190721.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190721
Corresponding author
Jin Xue
Description
A tool to measure numeracy and reading literacy.
Year Measure first Published: 2018
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
Yes
Scoring categories:
Score greater than or equal to 4 indicates adequate health literacy.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
China
Content validity:
The English version of the NVS was forward and back translated. Next, the Delphi method was used to complete cultural adaption to ensure that the nutrition label used in the Chinese version was both familiar to Chinese culture and comparable to the original NVS. Finally, cognitive testing was performed among a sample of the general public.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.71
