Diyabetli Erişkin Hastalarda Sağlık Okuryazarlığı: Ölçek Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Authors : Hatice AGRALI, Imatullah AKYAR

Pages : 314-321

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Publication Date : 2018-09-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: To examine the psychometric properties of Health Literacy Scale for Turkish Diabetic Patients. Methods: Study was conducted as a methodological study with cross-sectional design. One hundred forty Type 2 diabetes patients, diagnosed for diabetes at least one year, were included in study. Results: Cronbach alpha coefficient for total scale was 0.96; 0.96 for functional, 0.91 for interactive and 0.96 for critical dimensions. All dimensions were consistent in factor analysis; however, some items were found to belong to different dimensions in adapted scale. Conclusions: Turkish version of scale is a valid and reliable tool to assess health literacy levels of diabetic patients.
Keywords : Health literacy, diabetes mellitus, reliability, validity