Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Environmental Health Literacy Scale.

Aim: This study aimed to translate the Environmental Health Literacy Scale (EHLS) into Turkish and assess its construct validity and internal consistency. Methods: This research employs a methodological design. The research was conducted during the 2022–2023 academic year with a sample of 500 studen...

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Publicado en:Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Autores principales: Akgül Gündoğdu, Nurcan, Selçuk Tosun, Alime, Dağcı Günal, Büşra
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Feb2025
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        atl: Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Environmental Health Literacy Scale.
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          Akgül Gündoğdu, Nurcan
          Selçuk Tosun, Alime
          Dağcı Günal, Büşra
        affil: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Division of Public Health Nursing, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Balıkesir, Turkey
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          Instrument Adaptation
          Instrument Validation
          Reliability and Validity Evaluation
          Environmental Health
          Health Literacy Evaluation
          Construct Validity Evaluation
          Internal Consistency Evaluation
          Human
          Turkiye
          Scales
          Validation Studies
          Students, Health Occupations Turkiye
          Psychometrics Evaluation
          Male
          Female
          Methodological Research
          Student Knowledge Evaluation
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Content Validity
          Factor Analysis
          Coefficient alpha
          Test-Retest Reliability
          Chi Square Test
          Students, Undergraduate
          Male
          Female
      ab: Aim: This study aimed to translate the Environmental Health Literacy Scale (EHLS) into Turkish and assess its construct validity and internal consistency. Methods: This research employs a methodological design. The research was conducted during the 2022–2023 academic year with a sample of 500 students from the Faculty of Health Sciences. The data were collected via the introductory information form, the EHLS, and the Environmental Awareness Scale of university students. Subsequently, the data were transferred to the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 and IBM SPSS AMOS 23 software programs. Upon evaluation of the research data, frequency distributions for categorical variables and descriptive statistics for numerical variables were provided. Content validity was evaluated through the acquisition of expert approval. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed for scale validity, while Cronbach's α, test–retest and parallel form analyses were utilized for reliability. Results: The content validity index of the scale was determined to be 1.00. The scale is constituted of four discrete scales (general, food, air and water), each comprising three dimensions. In consideration of the fit indices, specifically the χ2/df, GFI, TLI, IFI, CFI, RMSEA and SRMR, it can be concluded that the general, food, air and water scales are deemed acceptable. Cronbach's α coefficients for the scales were found to be 0.70, 0.81, 0.83 and 0.79, respectively. In the parallel form analysis, a statistically significant positive relationship was identified between the scales. Conclusions: The findings of this research indicate that the scale is a reliable instrument for assessing the environmental health literacy levels of undergraduate students enrolled in health sciences programs. It is anticipated that the scale will contribute to the advancement of environmental health literacy awareness.
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