Nurses' Knowledge and Experience of Health Literacy: Translation and Validation of the HL-KES 2 Scale in Greek

Background: Inadequate health literacy (HL) is a global issue. The knowledge and experience of nurses regarding HL can significantly affect the health care provided and, by extension, the health and well-being of the population. It is important to assess the knowledge and experience in HL of nurses...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2023-09, Vol.16 (3), p.1101-1115
Main Authors: Angelopoulou, Evangelia, Apostolara, Paraskevi, Kardari, Anna, Velonaki, Venetia-Sofia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cross-sectional studies
Data collection
Greek language
Health education
Health literacy
Health promotion
Health services
Knowledge
Medical personnel
Nurses
Nursing
Professional ethics
Professionals
Questionnaires
Social networks
Validity
Variance analysis
Well being
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Summary:Background: Inadequate health literacy (HL) is a global issue. The knowledge and experience of nurses regarding HL can significantly affect the health care provided and, by extension, the health and well-being of the population. It is important to assess the knowledge and experience in HL of nurses in Greece with a reliable and valid tool. Aim: To investigate nurses knowledge and experience about HL when providing health care and to translate and to validate the scale HL-KES 2 (Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey 2) into the Greek language. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample of nurses working in Greece. The questionnaire included questions on demographic and professional characteristics, questions on self-rated knowledge and experience about HL and the knowledge and experience scale (HL-KES 2). The questionnaire was shared with nurses via social media. Results: The majority of the sample (78.9%) had never attended any course related to HL but declared they knew the concept of HL with an average of 5.5 (2.7) points. Similarly, they stated that they considered HL when providing health care on average of 6.7 (2.6) units. A higher score on the self-rated knowledge scale was found to be associated with a higher level of knowledge of the concept of HL and more use of HL during health care delivery. So did the highest score on the experience scale, as it was also found to be correlated with the age of the nurses, their years of service and the number of their children. The Cronbach's alpha internal consistency index showed moderate reliability for the knowledge scale and excellent reliability for the experience scale. Conclusion: More studies about the knowledge and experience of nurses regarding HL in Greece need to be conducted, in order to better understand the issue of HL and organize the proper interventions.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X