Development and validation of the Health Literacy Index for the Community for the Korean National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We developed and validated the Health Literacy Index for the Community (HLIC) to assess the health literacy of the Korean population within the framework of the Korean National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey.

Methods

The HLIC was developed through (1) defining the conceptual framework and generating the item pool and (2) finalizing the items and identifying the cut-off value. Interviews were conducted to examine items' face validity, and a cross-sectional survey was performed to analyze the item-response theory and Rasch models to investigate the instrument's psychometric properties.

Results

In this study of 1,041 participants, most had no difficulty understanding health information; however, 67.9% struggled to assess the reliability of health

SUBMITTER: Yoon J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826031 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature