Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties.
<h4>Background</h4>Health literacy has a direct impact on the health of populations. It is related to education, capacity for self-care, and management of health resources. The Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12 is one of the reference instruments but has not yet been adapted t...
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| author | Sergio Muñoz-Villaverde Leticia Serrano-Oviedo María Martínez-García Yolanda Pardo Llüisa Tares-Montserrat Francisco Javier Gómez-Romero Paloma Garcimartin |
| author_facet | Sergio Muñoz-Villaverde Leticia Serrano-Oviedo María Martínez-García Yolanda Pardo Llüisa Tares-Montserrat Francisco Javier Gómez-Romero Paloma Garcimartin |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Health literacy has a direct impact on the health of populations. It is related to education, capacity for self-care, and management of health resources. The Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12 is one of the reference instruments but has not yet been adapted to Spanish. The aims of the study were to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the HLS-Q12.<h4>Methods</h4>Data was collected from June 2020 to March 2022. The sample consisted of 60 patients who initiated cancer treatment for the first time within a clinical trial. Double direct translation, back-translation, cognitive debriefing with a 10-patient sample, and an expert committee were used for cross-cultural adaptation. For validation of the HLS-Q12, a psychometric analysis was performed to assess feasibility, reliability, sensitivity to change and construct validity with other measures such as health-related quality of life, empowerment, and health needs.<h4>Results</h4>The HLS-Q12 is equivalent at the semantic, conceptual, and content level to the original version and its psychometric properties demonstrated good internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.88 and a McDonald´s omega of 0.91, a high degree of fit for the confirmatory factor analysis, and a statistically significant sensitivity to change (p = 0.025).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Based on robust psychometric values, the Spanish version of HLS-Q12 was found to be a good cross-culturally adapted tool for collecting correct information on health literacy in cancer patients regardless of tumour type or stage. Although more studies are needed, this version of HLS-Q12 could be used in research for collecting data on the health literacy needs of Spanish-speaking patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2deb2d6a596b4af49972b516ec4e0e912025-01-04T05:31:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01192e029973610.1371/journal.pone.0299736Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties.Sergio Muñoz-VillaverdeLeticia Serrano-OviedoMaría Martínez-GarcíaYolanda PardoLlüisa Tares-MontserratFrancisco Javier Gómez-RomeroPaloma Garcimartin<h4>Background</h4>Health literacy has a direct impact on the health of populations. It is related to education, capacity for self-care, and management of health resources. The Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12 is one of the reference instruments but has not yet been adapted to Spanish. The aims of the study were to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the HLS-Q12.<h4>Methods</h4>Data was collected from June 2020 to March 2022. The sample consisted of 60 patients who initiated cancer treatment for the first time within a clinical trial. Double direct translation, back-translation, cognitive debriefing with a 10-patient sample, and an expert committee were used for cross-cultural adaptation. For validation of the HLS-Q12, a psychometric analysis was performed to assess feasibility, reliability, sensitivity to change and construct validity with other measures such as health-related quality of life, empowerment, and health needs.<h4>Results</h4>The HLS-Q12 is equivalent at the semantic, conceptual, and content level to the original version and its psychometric properties demonstrated good internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.88 and a McDonald´s omega of 0.91, a high degree of fit for the confirmatory factor analysis, and a statistically significant sensitivity to change (p = 0.025).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Based on robust psychometric values, the Spanish version of HLS-Q12 was found to be a good cross-culturally adapted tool for collecting correct information on health literacy in cancer patients regardless of tumour type or stage. Although more studies are needed, this version of HLS-Q12 could be used in research for collecting data on the health literacy needs of Spanish-speaking patients.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299736&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Muñoz-Villaverde Leticia Serrano-Oviedo María Martínez-García Yolanda Pardo Llüisa Tares-Montserrat Francisco Javier Gómez-Romero Paloma Garcimartin Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. PLoS ONE |
| title | Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. |
| title_full | Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. |
| title_fullStr | Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. |
| title_short | Spanish version of the short European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-Q12: Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties. |
| title_sort | spanish version of the short european health literacy survey questionnaire hls q12 transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299736&type=printable |
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