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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2019 Oct 4;24(10):737–748. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2019.1666940

Table 4.

Threshold Values Under the Rasch Rating Scale Model (RSM)

TeHLI Location Threshold 1
(Strongly Disagree/
Disagree)
Threshold 2
(Disagree/Neutral)
Threshold 3
(Neutral/Agree)
Threshold 4
(Agree/
Strongly Agree)
Functional
F1: Summarize 2.18 −0.28 1.00 1.83 6.16
F2: Access 1.61 −0.85 0.43 1.26 5.59
F3: Type Message 2.92  0.47 1.74 2.57 6.90
F4: Explain 3.11  0.66 1.93 2.77 7.09
Communicative
COM1: Mutual Help 2.82 −0.51 1.74 3.69 6.35
COM2: Engagement 3.47  0.14 2.39 4.34 7.00
COM3: Emotional Tone 3.70  0.37 2.62 4.57 7.23
COM4: Contribute 3.07 −0.26 2.00 3.94 6.60
COM5: Connect with Others 3.60  0.27 2.53 4.48 7.14
Critical
CRIT1: Credible Users 3.18  0.13 1.77 3.65 7.15
CRIT2: Fake Information 3.14  0.09 1.74 3.61 7.12
CRIT3: Safe Websites 3.80  0.76 2.40 4.27 7.78
CRIT4: Relevant Information 1.72 −1.32 0.32 2.20 5.70
CRIT5: Online Credibility 3.39  0.34 1.98 3.86 7.37
Translational
TRANSL1: Manage Health 3.66  0.48 2.33 3.53 8.30
TRANSL2: Improve Health 2.99 −0.19 1.65 2.85 7.62
TRANSL3: Informed Decision 3.90  0.72 2.56 3.76 8.53
TRANSL4: Learn about Health 2.17 −1.01 0.83 2.03 6.80