ArticleInternational journal of community based nursing and midwifery2019
Validity and Reliability Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Heart Failure-Specific Health Literacy Scale.
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- Measuring health literacy: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of instruments from 1993 to 2021.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of a mobile-based, family-centered self-care education program on Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2025Trial
- The application of the theory of planned behavior to nutritional behaviors related to cardiovascular disease among the women.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Trial
- Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Slovene version of the Heart Failure-Specific Health Literacy Scale in patients with heart failure.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of the heart failure-specific health literacy scale in Turkish.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Psychological and Organizational Factors Impacting Job Satisfaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study on Similar Exposure Groups in Indonesia.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
- Design and validation of brucellosis prevention questionnaire focused on animal vaccination.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth literacy (HL) has important implications for health outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients. Studying health literacy requires culturally appropriate and valid instruments. The aim of the study was validation of the Persian version of the heart failure-specific health literacy scale (HF-Specific HL Scale).
methodsOne hundred patients with heart failure were selected in Qom, Iran in 2017. The 'forward-backward' procedure was applied to translate the questionnaire from English into Persian. Content validity, face validity, construct validity have been employed to validate the prepared scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficients and the test-retest were used to assess the scale reliability. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 16, and Smart PLS 3.0 software.
resultsConfirmatory factor analysis completely supported the three-factor model of the HL scales. Convergent validity was satisfied in that all factor loadings and the average variance extracted exceeded 0.5. The divergent validity was verified using Fornel and Larcker method. R-square and path coefficient were higher than 0.43 and 0.65 respectively, indicating the good structural model. Composite reliability and Cronbach's α coefficient for all of the constructs were over the recommended threshold of 0.70, ensuring adequate internal consistency of the scale. The test-retest reliability ranged from 0.78-0.90, which indicated a good level of stability.
conclusionThe findings indicated that the Persian HF-specific HL scale is reliable and valid for measuring health literacy among heart failure patients. Further research is required to measure the sensitivity and specificity of the scale.
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