Coronavirus-related health literacy level of Turkish adults: psychometric properties of the scale

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dc.authoridSonmez, Sibel/0000-0002-9257-8920
dc.authoridOzturk, Fatma Ozlem/0000-0003-1942-6637
dc.contributor.authorSoylar, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Fatma Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorSonmez, Sibel
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-31T07:50:57Z
dc.date.available2024-08-31T07:50:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAn adequate level of health literacy enables people to adopt protective behaviors to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Validated instruments are desired to assess such reactions. This study aims to determine the level of health literacy and validity and reliability of the Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-COVID-Q22) adapted to Turkish. The present study was carried out with 452 participants in Turkey using an online survey. The scale was translated from English to Turkish using the back-translation technique. The cultural adaptation was outlined in the context of establishing the validity and reliability of the instruments. A coronavirus-related health literacy measure was validated (HLS-COVID-Q22) for the Turkish population through exploratory factorial analysis, followed by a confirmatory factorial analysis. The coronavirus-related health literacy level of the participants was found to be 2.92 (+/- 0.51). Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.95. A four-factor solution was confirmed with eigenvalues > 1.0, suggesting a four-factor solution and explaining 68.84% of the total variance. It was determined that the chi(2)/df and root mean square residual, root mean square error of approximation and comparative fit index values in the last model had a good fit and that the normed fit index, goodness-of-fit index and adjusted goodness-of-fit index values were acceptable. The coronavirus-related health literacy level of Turkish adults was moderate. HLS-COVID-Q22 was a reliable and valid instrument for measuring coronavirus-related health literacy in the Turkish population. Promoting population-based health literacy and making decisions on accurate and reliable information are important in coping with the epidemic.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/heapro/daae057
dc.identifier.issn0957-4824
dc.identifier.issn1460-2245
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38902984en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85196763224en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae057
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/105443
dc.identifier.volume39en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001251776300004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Promotion Internationalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240831_Uen_US
dc.subjectHealth Literacyen_US
dc.subjectInfodemicen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectTurkish Adult Populationen_US
dc.titleCoronavirus-related health literacy level of Turkish adults: psychometric properties of the scaleen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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