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TítuloAdaptation and validation of the digital health literacy instrument for Portuguese university students
Autor(es)Martins, Silvana Peixoto
Augusto, Cláudia
Martins, Maria do Rosário Oliveira
Silva, Maria José
Okan, Orkan
Dadaczynski, Kevin
Duarte, Ana Catarina Silva Pinto
Fronteira, Inês
Ramos, Neida
Rosário, Rafaela
Palavras-chaveCOVID-19
Digital health literacy
Infodemic
Portuguese students
Validation study
Data2022
EditoraWiley
RevistaHealth Promotion Journal of Australia
CitaçãoMartins S, Augusto C, Martins MRO, José Silva M, Okan O, Dadaczynsky K, et al. Adaptation and validation of the digital Health literacy instrument for Portuguese university students. Health Promot J Austral. 2022;00:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.580
Resumo(s)Background: Health literacy is an important skill in dealing with information and positively influences individual and community health. Information concerning health is available from a plethora of online resources. The concept of digital health literacy has gained prominence with the pandemic. The absence of valid tools to analyze digital literacy levels are scant. This study aims to translate, adapt and validate the Portuguese version of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI) as used in the global COVID-HL Network. Methods: Participants were mostly students from social sciences, psychology, education, and health sciences. The Portuguese version of the DHLI contained five dimensions each consisting of three items. An online survey with university students (n = 1815, 75.1% female, average age: 24.15 years) was administered to test the validity of the Portuguese version of the DHLI. Data were analyzed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Pearson correlations were also studied. Results: Two items revealed symmetry and kurtosis problems. We chose to eliminate them from the analysis. Different exploratory factor analysis attempts were made, obtaining two possible models to be tested in the confirmatory factor analysis: a three-factor model and a four-factor model. A four-factor structure of the instrument (information searching, adding self-generated content, evaluating reliability, determining relevance) was supported by confirmatory factor analysis and had good internal consistency. Conclusions: The Portuguese version of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument met adequate psychometric criteria. Therefore, it can be confidently used in Portuguese students' assessment of digital health literacy. Representative studies are needed to shed light on different target groups and their COVID-19– related DHL.
TipoArtigo
URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/81034
DOI10.1002/hpja.580
ISSN1036-1073
Versão da editorahttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hpja.580
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