Psychometric qualities of the HLS-EU-Q16 instrument for parental health literacy in Swedish multicultural settings [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Background Health literacy (HL) is important for individuals in terms of knowledge and competence to make decisions about healthcare, health promotion and disease prevention.
Bo Burström +2 more
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, HLS-EU-Q16: the Icelandic version [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Health literacy (HL) is defined as the knowledge and competences of people to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. It is an important factor in ensuring positive health outcomes, yet Iceland is one of many countries with ...
Sonja S Gustafsdottir +2 more
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Measuring Health Literacy in Romania: Validation of the HLS-EU-Q16 Survey Questionnaire [PDF]
International Journal of Public Health, 2022 Objective: Empirical data on health literacy (HL) for Romania is almost inexistent. The present study aimed to validate the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire for the Romanian population and explore the predictors of HL in the North-West Region of the country ...
Alina-Ioana Forray +2 more
exaly +6 more sources
Alfabetización en salud: propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario HLS-EU-Q16
Gaceta Sanitaria, 2020 Resumen: Objetivo: Describir las propiedades psicométricas y el nivel de comprensión del cuestionario de alfabetización en salud HLS-EU-Q16 en español, implementado en la Encuesta de Salud de la Comunitat Valenciana de 2016.
Andreu Nolasco +2 more
exaly +7 more sources
Health literacy: psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire in a Peruvian adult population [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundHealth literacy is a key component of public health because it is related to quality of life, chronic disease management, and trust in health services, yet it must be measured with reliable instruments.AimTo evaluate the validity and ...
Daniel F. Condor-Camara +9 more
doaj +4 more sources
Psychometric validation of the Spanish HLS-EU-Q16 in Ecuador: evidence for health literacy assessment and public health education [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionHealth literacy (HL) is a key determinant of individual and public health outcomes, as it influences people's ability to access, understand, and apply health information for informed decision-making.
Gabriel Ortiz +5 more
doaj +4 more sources
Validity and reliability of the arabic version of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Health literacy is an important social determinant of health and affects the ability to make decisions and take action to manage one’s health.
Lina Bergman +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
Measuring health literacy among older inpatients after elective surgery: evaluation of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire-short form (HLS-EU-Q16) [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionHealth literacy (HL) has been recognized as a central construct in healthcare that contributes to individual health and serves as a predictor of various health outcomes.
Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Validity and reliability of the swedish versions of the HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaires
BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Health Literacy is a crucial factor for health. In Europe, many people have limited health literacy (i.e. difficulties with accessing, understanding, appraising and using health information).
Lina Bergman +4 more
doaj +4 more sources
DETECTION OF BORRELIA SPIROCHETES IN TICKS WITH q16 REAL-TIME PCR
Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2021 Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. spirochaetes. It is transmitted by several hard ticks of the genus Ixodes, mainly Ixodes ricinus in Europe.
Marina Zekic Stosic +4 more
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