Background The development of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), reported in 2013,
attracted widespread international interest. While the original study samples were drawn …

Background Health literacy has become an increasingly important concept in public health.
We sought to develop a comprehensive measure of health literacy capable of diagnosing …

Background Recent advances in the measurement of health literacy allow description of a
broad range of personal and social dimensions of the concept. Identifying differences in …

Objective: This study aimed to undertake a rigorous psychometric evaluation of the nine-
scale Norwegian version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) based on data from a …

This chapter is concerned with the difference of measuring health literacy of general
population for purposes of public health as differentiated from measuring personal health …

Health literacy has become a national priority in the United States. Although less is known
about the rate, outcomes, and costs associated with health literacy globally relative to the …

Self-reported health literacy measures have seen increased application throughout the last
years, among those are the brief health literacy screeners (BHLS) developed by Chew and …

Background: Conceptual literature has consistently noted that health literacy exists within a
social context. This review examined how the intersection of social context and health …

The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), developed in Australia in 2012 using a 'validity-
driven'approach, has been rapidly adopted and is being applied in many countries and …

Background A person's health literacy determines whether they are able to make
appropriate health decisions and are able to follow treatment instructions. This is important …