Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK.
Nepalese Society of Community Medicine, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 9;19(6):3241. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063241.
Research evidence shows that health literacy development is a key factor influencing non-communicable diseases care and patient outcomes. Healthcare professionals with strong health literacy skills are essential for providing quality care. We aimed to report the validation testing of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) among health professional students in Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 419 health sciences students using the HLQ in Nepal. Validation testing and reporting were conducted using five sources outlined by 'the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing'. The average difficulty was lowest (17.4%) for Scale . , and highest (51.9%) for Scale . . One factor Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) model showed a good fit for Scale , Scale and Scale and a reasonable fit for Scale and Scale . The restricted nine-factor CFA model showed a satisfactory level of fit. The use of HLQ is seen to be meaningful in Nepal and warrants translation into native Nepali and other dominant local languages with careful consideration of cultural appropriateness using cognitive interviews.
研究证据表明，健康素养的发展是影响非传染性疾病护理和患者结局的关键因素。具有较强健康素养技能的医疗保健专业人员对于提供优质护理至关重要。我们旨在报告尼泊尔卫生专业学生健康素养问卷（HLQ）的验证测试结果。在尼泊尔，使用 HLQ 对 419 名卫生科学专业学生进行了横断面研究。验证测试和报告使用了“2014 年教育和心理测试标准”中概述的五个来源。平均难度最低（17.4%）的是量表 ，最高（51.9%）的是量表 。单因素验证性因子分析（CFA）模型显示量表 、量表 和量表 的拟合度良好，量表 和量表 的拟合度尚可。受限的九因素 CFA 模型显示出令人满意的拟合水平。HLQ 在尼泊尔的使用被认为是有意义的，值得翻译成尼泊尔语和其他主要当地语言，并在使用认知访谈时仔细考虑文化适宜性。
