Structural Validation and Measurement Invariance Testing of the Chinese Version of the eHealth Literacy Scale Among Undergraduates: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) was introduced in China in 2013 as one of the most important electronic health literacy measurement instruments. After a decade of development in China, it has received widespread attention, although its theoretical underpinnings have been challenged, thus demanding more robust research evidence of factorial validity and multigroup measurement properties.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the Chinese version of the eHEALS in terms of its measurement properties.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a university setting in China. Item statistics were checked for response distributions and floor and ceiling effects. Internal consistency reliability was confirmed with Cronbach α, split-half reliability, Cron

SUBMITTER: Long C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753429 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature