Psychometric Testing of HeLD-14 in a Colombian Geriatric Population

Introduction. The objective of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Colombian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-14) in older adults. Materials and Methods. A translation and validation study of HeLD-14 was conducted on 384 non-institutionalized older adults atte...

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Published in:International journal of dentistry 2024, Vol.2024, p.5570671-8
Main Authors: Mafla, Ana Cristina, Herrera-López, Mauricio, Gallardo-Pino, Carmen, Schwendicke, Falk
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Antibiotics
Bilingualism
Brochures
Dental health
Dental insurance
Dentistry
Dentists
Factor analysis
Health education
Health literacy
Interpreters
Older people
Oral hygiene
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Translations
Validity
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Summary:Introduction. The objective of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Colombian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-14) in older adults. Materials and Methods. A translation and validation study of HeLD-14 was conducted on 384 non-institutionalized older adults attending the Dental Clinic at Universidad Cooperativa from Pasto, Colombia. A cross-cultural adaptation of a multidimensional HeLD-14 was completed, and the psychometric properties of this scale were evaluated through a cross-validation method using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was measured with Cronbach’s alpha (α) and Omega’s McDonald (ɷ). The statistical significance was set at P
ISSN:1687-8728
1687-8736
DOI:10.1155/2024/5570671