An Instrument for Measuring Health Literacy in Children

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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Conceptual Knowledge, Comprehension, Appraisal, Application/function
Specific context: General
Validation sample population age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics
Number of items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 152
Administration Time (minutes): 50 minutes
Language of validated version: German

Main article reference

Teufl, L., Vrtis, D., & Felder-Puig, R. (2019). QUIGK-K. Quiz zur Erhebung von Gesundheitskompetenz bei Kindern. Gesundheitsförderung und Prävention. doi.org/10.1007/s11553-019-00749-w

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Lukas Teufl
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Description

QUIGK-K is a german performance test for children aged 8 to 10 years. It can be conducted in group settings and takes 40 minutes to answer. Developmental characteristics of the middle childhood guided and shaped the decisions on the test and item formats (vignettes, analogies and material presentation). The test consists of 40 items and yields a measurement score for the general health literacy and four subscores for the cognitive processes (access, understand, appraise, and apply) involved.

Year Measure first Published: 2019

About This Measure
Scoring categories: For each items 3 possible answers are presented in a multiple choice style, with 1 answer being the right one. Therefore, each item is scored as "0" (false answer) or "1" (right answer).

About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated: Austria
Content validity: The factor structure (1 main factor and 4 subfactors) was tested with a confirmatory factor analyses and yielded satisfying results (χ2[734]= 772,58, p= 0,157; RMSEA=0,021; CFI = 0,966; TLI = 0,964).
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha): 0.89
Reliability notes: Internal consistency of the four subscales ranged from .69 to .75.
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