TY - JOUR
T1 - Methodology and validation of health literacy scale development in taiwan
AU - Tsai, Tzu I.
AU - Lee, Shoou Yih D.
AU - Tsai, Yi Wen
AU - Kuo, Ken N.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank all the experts and staff of the health literacy research team. This study was funded by the Health Policy and Research Development, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan (Grant No. HD097PP24).
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - This article reports a generic methodology for developing health literacy assessment tools, consisting of 5 steps: (a) semi-structured, in-depth interviews of health care consumers; (b) consultation with health care, education, and psychometrics experts; (c) generation of an item pool; (d) selection of items for inclusion in the Mandarin Health Literacy Scale; and (e) evaluation of readability. To illustrate, the authors applied the methodology in order to develop a health literacy scale for the Mandarin Chinese-speaking population. They field-tested the initial version of the scale with a random sample of 323 Taiwanese adults. In addition, the authors used item response theory and classical test theory to examine the psychometric properties of the scale. Results showed good validity and reliability.
AB - This article reports a generic methodology for developing health literacy assessment tools, consisting of 5 steps: (a) semi-structured, in-depth interviews of health care consumers; (b) consultation with health care, education, and psychometrics experts; (c) generation of an item pool; (d) selection of items for inclusion in the Mandarin Health Literacy Scale; and (e) evaluation of readability. To illustrate, the authors applied the methodology in order to develop a health literacy scale for the Mandarin Chinese-speaking population. They field-tested the initial version of the scale with a random sample of 323 Taiwanese adults. In addition, the authors used item response theory and classical test theory to examine the psychometric properties of the scale. Results showed good validity and reliability.
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U2 - 10.1080/10810730.2010.529488
DO - 10.1080/10810730.2010.529488
M3 - Article
C2 - 21058141
AN - SCOPUS:78651073593
SN - 1081-0730
VL - 16
SP - 50
EP - 61
JO - Journal of Health Communication
JF - Journal of Health Communication
IS - 1
ER -
