Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Prose: Pronunciation, Prose: Comprehension
Specific context:
General
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
33
Sample size in validation study:
329
Administration Time (minutes):
6 minutes
Language of validated version:
Dutch
Main article reference
Pander Maat, H., Essink-Bot, M.L., Leenaars, K.E., & Fransen, M.P. (2014). A Short Assessment of Health Literacy (SAHL) in The Netherlands. BMC Public Health, 14:990.
Corresponding author
Henk Pander Maat
Description
A HL measure to assess word recognition and comprehension for Dutch speakers.
Year Measure first Published: 2014
About This Measure
Categorical scoring:
No
Scoring categories:
Sum score
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
The Netherlands
Content validity:
Two authors selected 95 candidate health terms and administered a pretest to test word recognition and comprehension. 33 items remained after items were rejected if correctly identified by 95% of the pretest participants.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.86
Reliability notes:
Recognition Cronbach's alpha: .77
Comprehension Cronbach's alpha: .79
