Cultural Adaptation and Validity Testing of the Portuguese Version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ).

Dulce Nascimento Do ÓAna Rita GoesGerald ElsworthJoao Filipe RaposoIsabel LoureiroRichard H Osborne

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

The Portuguese version of the HLQ has shown satisfactory psychometric properties across its nine separate scales in people with diabetes. Given the strong observed properties of the HLQ across cultures, languages, and diseases, the HLQ is likely to be a useful tool in a range of Portuguese settings.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
health information
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
patient reported