Measuring COVID-19 health literacy: validation of the COVID-19 HL questionnaire in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health literacy to make informed preventive decisions. A specific COVID-19 health literacy questionnaire (CHL-Q) is included in the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring WHO initiative to conduct behavioral insights studies related to COVID-19. The objective was to assess the psychometric properties of a Spanish version of the COVID-19 Health Literacy Questionnaire (CHL-Q).

Methods

Data quality, acceptability, internal consistency, and construct and structural validity were analyzed. A Rasch analysis was also performed. This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted on the Spanish general population after the first wave of the pandemic and after the end of the general lockdown by an online survey agency. 1033

SUBMITTER: Falcon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9514704 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature