Mélanie Hawkins|Gerald R Elsworth|Richard H. Osborne
Questionnaire validation practice: a protocol for a systematic descriptive literature review of health literacy assessments
Deakin University|Deakin University|Swinburne University of Technology|University of Global Health Equity
introduction contemporary validity testing theory holds validity lies extent proposed interpretation use test scores justified evidence dependent quantitative qualitative research methods despite hypothesise development validation studies assessments field health primarily report limited range statistical properties systematic theoretical framework validity testing rarely applied using health literacy assessments exemplar paper outlines protocol systematic descriptive literature review types validity evidence reported evidence reported within theoretical framework methods analysis systematic descriptive literature review qualitative quantitative research used investigate scope validation practice rapidly growing field health literacy assessment review method employs frequency analysis reveal potentially interpretable patterns phenomena research area study patterns types validity evidence reported assessed criteria 2014 standards educational psychological testing number studies using theoretical validity testing framework search process consistent preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses statement outcomes review describe patterns reported validity evidence methods used generate evidence theoretical frameworks underpinning validation practice claims review inform theoretical basis future development validity testing health assessments general ethics dissemination ethics approval required systematic review published research examined dissemination review findings publication peerreviewed journal conference presentations lead authors doctoral thesis