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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Use of the English Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) with Health Science University Students in Nepal: A Validity Testing Study.

Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Melanie Hawkins, Gerald Elsworth, Michael T Fahey, Jeevan Thapa, Sandeepa Karki, Lila Bahadur Basnet, Paras K Pokharel, Richard H Osborne

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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Shyam Sundar BudhathokiDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St. Mary's Campus, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8614-1087
Melanie HawkinsCentre for Global Health and Equity, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5704-0490
Gerald ElsworthCentre for Global Health and Equity, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.
Michael T FaheyDepartment of Health Sciences and Biostatistics, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.
Jeevan ThapaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal.
Sandeepa KarkiDepartment of Health Services, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-2076-5604
Lila Bahadur BasnetDepartment of Health Services, Curative Service Division, Ministry of Health and Population, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-3572-8080
Paras K PokharelSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56700, Nepal.
Richard H OsborneCentre for Global Health and Equity, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC 3122, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9081-2699

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Abstract

Research evidence shows that health literacy development is a key factor influencing non-communicable diseases care and patient outcomes. Healthcare professionals with strong health literacy skills are essential for providing quality care. We aimed to report the validation testing of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) among health professional students in Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 419 health sciences students using the HLQ in Nepal. Validation testing and reporting were conducted using five sources outlined by 'the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing'. The average difficulty was lowest (17.4%) for Scale

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Health LiteracyCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLanguageNepalPsychometricsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitieshealth literacy developmenthealth literacy measurementhealth literacy questionnaire (HLQ)Nepalnon-native English usersStandards for Educational and Psychological Testinguniversity studentsvalidation study

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PMCPMC8953246

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