Measuring Instruments for Media Health Literacy: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties.

ABSTRACT: Background: Informational overload hinders the recognition of quality information and influences a population's health-related decisions. In this context, media health literacy aims to promote citizens' critical analysis skills, contributing to informed decision-making. This study aims to identify the instruments used to measure the level of media health literacy and their psychometric properties.

Methods

A systematic review of the scientific literature was performed in 2023. The articles were extracted from the electronic databases "Pubmed", "Web of Science", "Dialnet", and "Scopus". The search languages were limited to English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Results

Twelve articles were selected for further analysis. The described measurement instruments included five orig

SUBMITTER: Navas-Echazarreta N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503266 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature