eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ)

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Characteristics
Domains assessed: Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Information seeking: Document, Conceptual Knowledge, Comprehension, Appraisal, Application/function
Specific context: Health Promotion, Digital health
Validation sample population age: Older Adults: 65+ years, Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Phone-based, Paper and pencil, Mailed survey, Face-to-face, Computer-based

Psychometrics
Number of items: 35
Sample size in validation study: 475
Administration Time (minutes): 7 minutes
Language of validated version: English

Main article reference

Kayser L, Karnoe A, Furstrand D, Batterham R, Christensen KB, Elsworth G, Osborne RH. A Multidimensional Tool Based on the eHealth Literacy Framework: Development and Initial Validity Testing of the eHealth Literacy Questionnaire (eHLQ). J Med Internet Res 2018;20(2):e36

DOI: 10.2196/jmir.8371
PMID: 29434011
PMCID: 5826975

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Corresponding author
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Lars Kayser
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Centre for Global Health and Equity, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Description

For people to be able to access, understand, and benefit from the increasing digitalization of health services, it is critical that services are provided in a way that meets the user’s needs, resources, and competence. The eHLQ captures the 7-dimensional eHealth Literacy Framework (eHLF) that describes users' attributes, user's interaction with technologies and user's experience with digital health systems.

Year Measure first Published: 2018

About This Measure
Categorical scoring: No
Scoring categories: 7 continuous scales with score range of 1 - 4.

About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated: Denmark, Norway, France, Germany, Australia, Taiwan
Content validity: Application of the validity-driven approach, including Concept Mapping, i.e. grounded consultation with patients, health professionals, public health professionals and IT experts. Data from concept mapping were obtained in two cultures (Danish and English) as well as a global e-consultation. Items were were simultaneously constructed in Danish and English to uncover and remove idiomatic expressions in either language to support international equivalence of the constructs.
Reliability notes: 5 scales had a reliability above 0.8 while scales 2 and 6 had acceptable reliability of over 0.77.
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