Recommendations for Advancing Health Literacy Measurement

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Table 1. Recommendations for robust research methods in health literacy measurement

Robust research methods
1.	Use random samples drawn from large populations that are as representative as possible. Avoid convenience samples.
2.	Collect data using multiple modalities (e.g., mail, telephone, web-based).
3.	Use multiple measures of health literacy in a single study.
4.	Conduct longitudinal data analyses. Use multilevel modeling to test relationships between variables.
5.	Assess multiple forms of reliability and validity.