Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function
Specific context:
Health Promotion
Validation sample population age:
Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study:
Face-to-face
Psychometrics
Number of items:
1
Sample size in validation study:
174
Administration Time (minutes):
1 minutes
Language of validated version:
Italian
Main article reference
Bonaccorsi, G., Grazzini, M., Pieri, L., Santomauro, F., Ciancio, M., & Lorini, C. (2017). Assessment of Health Literacy and validation of single-item literacy screener (SILS) in a sample of Italian people. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 53(3):205-212. doi: 10.4415/ANN_17_03_05
Corresponding author
Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
Description
A single-item test to identify inadequate health literacy, in Italian language
Year Measure first Published: 2006
About This Measure
Scoring categories:
Response recorded on a 5-point Likert-type scale and categorized as inadequate or adequate (score>=2 for inadequate HL).
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Italy
