Development of the Dietary Practices and Food Safety Literacy Scale for Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

This study aimed to develop and validate a Dietary Practices and Food Safety Literacy Scale comprehensively assessing competencies among Korean older adults in healthy dietary practices, hygiene, and food safety.

Methods

Item development was informed by a literature review, national dietary guidelines, and existing literacy frameworks. Content validity was reviewed by a 10-member expert panel using the Delphi method. Construct validity was tested using exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), and reliability was assessed through Cronbach's α, composite reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE).

Results

EFA identified three factors-management, decision-making, and moderation competencies-comprising 13

SUBMITTER: Lee YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12610686 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature