Validation of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) to brazilian portuguese

Objective: To validate the health literacy assessment instrument Health Literacy Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: We used the protocol established by the original authors of the instrument for transcultural adaptation and validation of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian vers...

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Published in:Acta paulista de enfermagem 2021-01, Vol.34 (1), p.1-10
Main Authors: Moraes, Katarinne Lima, Brasil, Virginia Visconde, Mialhe, Fábio Luiz, Sampaio, Helena Alves de Carvalho, Sousa, Ana Luiza Lima, Canhestro, Mônica Ribeiro, de Oliveira, Gabriela Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Adaptation
Clinical decision making
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Decision making
Factor analysis
Health education
Health literacy
Health promotion
Public health
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective: To validate the health literacy assessment instrument Health Literacy Questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: We used the protocol established by the original authors of the instrument for transcultural adaptation and validation of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ-Br). The HLQ-Br was answered by 794 adults from three regions of Brazil. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed by means of the Diagonally Weighted Least Squares and reliability was verified by Cronbach's Alpha and Composite Reliability indicators. Results: Cognitive evaluation of the HLQ-Br showed that the items of the instrument were easily understood by the participants. The confirmatory analysis presented satisfactory fit indices: χ2WLSMV (866 df) = 1698.53, p
ISSN:0103-2100
1982-0194
DOI:10.37689/acta-ape/2021AO02171