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dc.creator | Paiva, D | |
dc.creator | Silva, S | |
dc.creator | Severo, M | |
dc.creator | Ferreira, P | |
dc.creator | Santos, O | |
dc.creator | Lunet, N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-27T11:35:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-08-27T11:35:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0738-3991 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114855 | - |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: We aimed to culturally adapt and validate METER in the Portuguese population, and to define cut-off values for adequate health literacy. METHODS: We used the standard procedure for the adaptation of the words and surveyed health professionals to select the non-words. The instrument was administered to a total sample of 249 participants and retested in a sub-sample of 45 after three months. Cut-offs were defined using the modified Angoff procedure. Construct validity was assessed through association with educational attainment and health-related occupation. RESULTS: Exploratory factor analysis revealed two dimensions of the instrument, one for words and another for non-words. METER showed a high degree of internal consistency, and acceptable test-retest reliability. Adequate health literacy was defined as scoring at least 35/40 in words and 18/30 in non-words. Physicians scored higher than any other group, followed by health researchers, researchers from other areas and by people with progressively lower levels of education (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: We culturally adapted a brief and simple instrument for health literacy assessment, and showed it was valid and reliable. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The Portuguese version of METER can be used to assess health literacy in Portuguese adults and to explore associations with health outcomes. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Patient Educ Couns, vol. 97(2), p. 269-275 | |
dc.rights | openAccess | |
dc.subject | Health literacy | |
dc.subject | METER | |
dc.title | Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the health literacy assessment tool METER in the Portuguese adult population | |
dc.type | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional | |
dc.contributor.uporto | Instituto de Saúde Pública | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.024 | |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738399114002985?via%3Dihub | |
Appears in Collections: | ISPUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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