Health literacy is a public health priority which refers to individual's knowledge, motivation and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to prevent disease and promote health in daily life. This study aimed to adapt European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) into Turkish and to investigate its psychometric properties. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by using both group translation and expert opinion methods. Forward translation-back translation method was used for language validity and the final Turkish version (HLS-TR) was formed. HLS-EU-Q47 and Health Awareness Scale (HAS) were administered to 505 respondents. The scale reliability was examined using Crohnbach's alpha coefficient and the construct validity was assessed by principal axis factoring procedure. The convergent validity was obtained by Pearson correlation coefficients between HLS-TR and HAS scores and discriminant validity was examined comparing the scores of participants who were stratified according to ages, educational status, gender, general health status and social status. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole scale was 0.95. Principal axis factoring extracted nine factors which eigenvalues were >1 and explained 50.01% of total variance. Factor matrix displayed that all items gave greater load in factor 1, showing that health literacy measured with one factor. Positive and significant correlation was found between HLS-TR and HAS. Significant relations were found between HLS-TR scores and selected determinants of health. This study revealed that the HLS-TR was a valid and reliable measuring instrument with appropriate psychometric characteristics.
Scop: Acest studiu a avut ca scop să determine opiniile studenților de la asistență medicală generală cu privire la serviciile de consultanță academică.Metode: Patruzeci de studenți de la asistență medicală generală au fost incluși în cercetare, metoda eșantionării. Datele au fost colectate prin interviuri aprofundate, o metodă de cercetare calitativă. Au fost analizate folosind analiza conținutului inductiv.Rezultate: Interviurile au arătat că opiniile studenților de la asistență medicală generală despre serviciile de consultanță erau clasificate în opt categorii. Au fost identificate următoarele teme și subteme legate de următoarele categorii: Percepția consultanței academice, serviciile pentru a primi ajutor, beneficii, probleme întâlnite, așteptări, dacă aș fi consultant academic, limitări și recomandări.Concluzii: Opiniile despre consultanța academică au fost afectate de încărcarea cursului instructorului și de numărul și percepțiile studenților. Studiul a recomandat programe de învățământ care dezvoltă cunoștințe și abilități legate de consultanță academică a instructorilor pentru ca aceștia să îndeplinească eficient responsabilitățile acestui rol și pentru studenți să beneficieze de servicii de consultanță academică.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.