RT journal article
T1 Psychometric Assessment of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) for Arabic/French-Speaking Migrants in Southern Europe
A1 Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
A1 Poza Méndez, Miriam
A1 Fernández Gutiérrez, Martina
A1 González Caballero, Juan Luis
A1 Falcón Romero, María
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
K1 health literacy
K1 migrants
K1 psychometrics
K1 reliability and validity
K1 surveys and questionnaires
AB Improving health literacy (HL) is critical for addressing health inequalities. Low literacy rates are believed to be more prevalent in ethnic minorities, which may have an impact on people's health. For measures to be implemented in this regard, HL must be evaluated to obtain specific indicators. Our aim, therefore, was to develop a version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16), which is recommended to be used with vulnerable populations, suited to Arabic/French-speaking migrants who reside in south-eastern Spain, and to explore its psychometric properties for assessing health literacy in this population. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in a convenient sample of 205 migrants. The structural validity was calculated by a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA), which suggested appropriate adjustment indicators, and which indicated that the three-dimensional model is adequately adjusted to the data obtained in the study. The coefficient omega showed high internal consistency in the three HL dimensions (health care, disease prevention, and health promotion). Concurrent validity presented a significant correlation with the Newest Vital Sign test (r = 0.390; p < 0.001). The multigroup CFA showed that the heterogeneity of the sample used was not a problem for establishing the structural validity of the scale. The Arabic/French version showed good construct validity.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2020
FD 2020-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24098
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24098
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026