The Reduced Multi-Dimensional Health Literacy Scale

A First Bilingual Validation Using RASCH Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID15480852
AuthorsHeike Wieser (0000-0002-5271-4182, Landesfachhochschule für Gesundheitsberufe Claudiana, corresponding author), Waltraud Tappeiner (0000-0001-6165-2270, Landesfachhochschule für Gesundheitsberufe Claudiana), Fabio Vittadello (0000-0001-8542-5224, Explora (Italy))
Year2025
Volume22
Issue11
Pages1746-1746
Publication date2025-11-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph22111746
PMID41302692
OpenAlexW4416349126
LanguageEN
References cited22

No particularly critical items of the reduced HL scale emerged in both versions applying Rasch analysis. The use of the reduced scale (only nine items) has the advantage of being integrated into longer questionnaires and into more structured assessment instruments. Furthermore, it could also be used as a rapid screening tool, allowing health professionals to address patients and their HL needs in a more targeted way. However, more psychometric testing with a larger sample is required

Health literacy · Health professionals · Item analysis · Item response theory · Polytomous Rasch model · Psychometrics · Rasch model · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Health Education and Validation · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

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