Development and validation of a fall health literacy scale for Chinese hospitals from the perspective of older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Health literacy plays an important role in assessing patients' ability to receive information about falls and in educating patients about their health. Understanding the level of fall health literacy of hospitalized older adults is essential for implementing fall prevention interventions, but tools for assessing the fall health literacy of hospitalized older patients are lacking. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument for assessing fall health literacy among hospitalized older adults in China.

Methods

The Fall Health Literacy Scale for Hospitalized older adults was developed in two phases. In the first stage, dimensions and items were generated through a systematic literature review, semistructured interviews, and expert consultati

SUBMITTER: Miao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12708289 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature