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Table 1 Measurement modes and approaches of health literacy

From: The evolution of health literacy assessment tools: a systematic review

 

Number of generic instruments (n = 17)

 

N

%

All generic instruments

17

-

Measurement modes

  

Print literacy

17

100

Oral literacy

3

17,6

Numeracy

8

47,1

Multidimensional measurement

16

94,1

Measurement approaches

  

Objective measurement

5

29,4

Subjective measurement

5

29,4

Mixed measurement

7

41,2

Multidimensional construct

13

76,5