Development and validation of the nutrition literacy scale for Chinese gout patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutrition literacy is essential for the self-management and treatment of gout patients. However, to date, there is no appropriate scale to measure the level of nutrition literacy gout patients in China.

Objective

This study objective to develop and psychometric nutrition literacy scale for patients with gout.

Methods

Using item development and psychological assessment. First, literature review, brainstorming, delphi study, and pr-survey were used to construct draft of the nutrition literacy scale for patients with gout. Second, 526 patients with gout underwent scale-based surveys. Item analysis and exploratory factors were used to optimize the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the structure of the scale, including the goodness of fit of

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819576 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature