Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the instrument of health literacy competencies for health professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of an instrument of health literacy competencies for health professionals.

Design

This study utilized a cross-sectional design.

Methods

Authorization was obtained from the authors of the original scale to translate the scale and perform cross-cultural debugging. From August 2020 to November 2020, 573 health professionals were randomly selected from primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals in Huzhou to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of an instrument of health literacy competencies for health professionals.

Results

The Chinese version of the scale contains 49 items. The internal consistency Cronbach's α was 0.958 for the total scale and 0.791-0.956

SUBMITTER: Qi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature