Validation of the brief instrument "Health Literacy for School-Aged Children" (HLSAC) among Norwegian adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Health literacy (HL) has been identified as an important and modifiable determinant of health. To succeed in promoting HL, it is crucial to evaluate interventions addressing HL using validated instruments. However, HL measurement is an under-researched area among adolescents. The Health Literacy for School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale is developed in Finland to measure the subjective HL levels of school-aged children. The HLSAC has been used and validated across Europe. No validated instrument for measuring HL among Norwegian adolescents has been identified. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the HLSAC among Norwegian adolescents in upper secondary schools. Cross-sectional data were collected in 2017 from 1 054 adolescents with a response rate of 9

SUBMITTER: Bjornsen HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature