ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
Development and initial validation of a modular life-course health education and science communication needs scale for Chinese clinical and community service users: a Tianjin-based study.
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Purpose: This study aimed to develop and preliminarily validate a Modular Life-Course Health Education and Science Communication Needs Scale for Chinese clinical and community service users in Tianjin and their primary caregivers. The scale was intended as a modular needs-assessment instrument to identify perceived health education and science communication needs and communication preferences across life stages and caregiving contexts in local or comparable Chinese service settings, rather than as a tool already validated for national or international use. Methods: An initial item pool was developed through a systematic literature review, thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews ( Results: The final scale comprised 10 modules and 90 items, including six age-specific modules, two context-specific modules, and two preference modules. The age-specific and context-specific modules each encompassed three dimensions: physiological, psychological, and social needs. The response rates for both Delphi rounds were 100%. The expert authority coefficients ( Conclusion: The Modular Life-Course Health Education and Science Communication Needs Scale showed acceptable preliminary psychometric performance in a Tianjin-based sample of Chinese clinical and community service users and their primary caregivers. The scale may support structured, stage-specific, and context-sensitive assessment of perceived health education and science communication needs and communication preferences in local or comparable Chinese service settings. However, the findings should be interpreted as geographically bounded, and further multicenter, cross-regional, rural-urban, and cross-cultural validation is required before broader national or international application.
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