Coronavirus-related health literacy level of Turkish adults: psychometric properties of the scale.

An adequate level of health literacy enables people to adopt protective behaviors to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Validated instruments are desired to assess such reactions. This study aims to determine the level of health literacy and validity and reliability of the Coronavirus-Related Health L...

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Publicado en:Health Promotion International Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Soylar, Pınar, Öztürk, Fatma Özlem, Sönmez, Sibel
Formato: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jun2024
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          Soylar, Pınar
          Öztürk, Fatma Özlem
          Sönmez, Sibel
        affil: Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Nursing, Fırat University , Elazig , Turkey
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          Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
          Health Literacy In Adulthood
          Psychometrics
          Reproducibility of Results
          Instrument Validation
          Instrument Construction
          Equipment Reliability
          Human
          Turkiye
          Adolescence
          Young Adult
          Adult
          Middle Age
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          Aged, 80 and Over
          Exploratory Research
          Factor Analysis
          Coefficient alpha
          Internal Consistency
          Reliability and Validity
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          Snowball Sample
          Checklists
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Male
          Female
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: An adequate level of health literacy enables people to adopt protective behaviors to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Validated instruments are desired to assess such reactions. This study aims to determine the level of health literacy and validity and reliability of the Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-COVID-Q22) adapted to Turkish. The present study was carried out with 452 participants in Turkey using an online survey. The scale was translated from English to Turkish using the back-translation technique. The cultural adaptation was outlined in the context of establishing the validity and reliability of the instruments. A coronavirus-related health literacy measure was validated (HLS-COVID-Q22) for the Turkish population through exploratory factorial analysis, followed by a confirmatory factorial analysis. The coronavirus-related health literacy level of the participants was found to be 2.92 (± 0.51). Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.95. A four-factor solution was confirmed with eigenvalues > 1.0, suggesting a four-factor solution and explaining 68.84% of the total variance. It was determined that the χ2/ df and root mean square residual, root mean square error of approximation and comparative fit index values in the last model had a good fit and that the normed fit index, goodness-of-fit index and adjusted goodness-of-fit index values were acceptable. The coronavirus-related health literacy level of Turkish adults was moderate. HLS-COVID-Q22 was a reliable and valid instrument for measuring coronavirus-related health literacy in the Turkish population. Promoting population-based health literacy and making decisions on accurate and reliable information are important in coping with the epidemic.
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