Research Article

A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale

Volume: 21 Number: 3 December 27, 2024
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A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale

Abstract

Background: The study aims to develop a Health Literacy Assessment Scale (HLAS) that would be applied to 18+ year-old individuals in Şanlıurfa, can be understood by the society, and fits to their sociocultural levels, as well as aiming to assess the effects of some sociodemographic variables that are thought to affect the scale scores. Materials and Methods: The research is of methodological type. The study data were collected in Zeliha Öncel Family Healthcare Center, which has 6 units and is located in Haliliye district, be-tween 01.07.2021 and 15.08.2021. 100 for the first pilot, 100 for the second pilot and 330 for the main study were included in the study. The items in the scale were created by the researcher to determine the level of health literacy. Results: Total median scores were found to be higher among males in comparison to females, among the age groups of 18-24 and 25-34 years in comparison to other age groups, among uni-versity graduates in comparison to other educational levels, among non-married and di-vorced/separated individuals in comparison to other marital statuses, and among those having social security in comparison to others. Conclusions: As a result of this study, it was determined that the candidate scale, which was supported by validity and reliability analyzes, could be used to evaluate the health literacy of individuals in the region.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

November 8, 2024

Publication Date

December 27, 2024

Submission Date

May 29, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 17, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 21 Number: 3

APA
Kuzan, R., Beyazgül, B., & Karadağ, D. (2024). A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 21(3), 393-401. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1491977
AMA
1.Kuzan R, Beyazgül B, Karadağ D. A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024;21(3):393-401. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1491977
Chicago
Kuzan, Rüstem, Burcu Beyazgül, and Doğukan Karadağ. 2024. “A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 21 (3): 393-401. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1491977.
EndNote
Kuzan R, Beyazgül B, Karadağ D (December 1, 2024) A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 21 3 393–401.
IEEE
[1]R. Kuzan, B. Beyazgül, and D. Karadağ, “A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale”, Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 393–401, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.35440/hutfd.1491977.
ISNAD
Kuzan, Rüstem - Beyazgül, Burcu - Karadağ, Doğukan. “A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 21/3 (December 1, 2024): 393-401. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.1491977.
JAMA
1.Kuzan R, Beyazgül B, Karadağ D. A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024;21:393–401.
MLA
Kuzan, Rüstem, et al. “A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 3, Dec. 2024, pp. 393-01, doi:10.35440/hutfd.1491977.
Vancouver
1.Rüstem Kuzan, Burcu Beyazgül, Doğukan Karadağ. A Study on the Development of a Health Literacy Assessment Scale. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2024 Dec. 1;21(3):393-401. doi:10.35440/hutfd.1491977

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