The 14-item health literacy scale for Japanese adults (HLS-14)

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Authors

Machi Suka · Jikei University School of Medicine

Takeshi Odajima · Japanese Red Cross Society, Japan

Masayuki Kasai · Daito Bunka University

Ataru Igarashi · The University of Tokyo

Hirono Ishikawa · University of Tokyo Health Sciences

Makiko Kusama · The University of Tokyo

Takeo Nakayama

Abstract

The HLS-14 demonstrated adequate reliability and validity as a generic HL measure for Japanese adults. This scale can be utilized for measuring functional, communicative, and critical HL in the clinical and public health contexts.

Topics & Keywords

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Text Readability and Simplification Health Education and Validation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volume 18, Issue 5, pp. 407-415

DOI: 10.1007/s12199-013-0340-z

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