Measuring Comprehensive, General Health Literacy in the General Adult Population: The Development and Validation of the HLS 19 -Q12 Instrument in Seventeen Countries.

Jürgen M PelikanThomas LinkChrista StraßmayrKarin WaldherrTobias Alfers Henrik BøggildRobert GrieblerMaria LopatinaDominika Miksova Marie Germund Nielsen Sandra Peer Mitja Vrdeljanull null

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

-Q12, based on a comprehensive understanding of HL, shows acceptable psychometric and validity characteristics for different languages, country contexts, and methods of data collection, and is suitable for measuring HL in general, national, adult populations. There are also indications for further improvement of the instrument.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
electronic health record
quality improvement
big data
health information
young adults