Psychometric properties of Persian version of depression literacy (D-Lit) questionnaire among general population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of depression in society is increasing and there is a need for a suitable tool to assess the health literacy of people in this field. This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric of the Iranian version of the depression literacy (D-Lit) questionnaire.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 845 participants with a proportional stratified sampling method. First, the translation and cultural adaptation of questionnaire was performed. Then, the validity of D-Lit was assessed by face validity, content validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The reliability of D-Lit was assessed by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient and McDonald omega coefficient.

Results

Based on the results of EFA,

SUBMITTER: Tehrani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372931 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature