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Portuguese cultural adaptation and validation of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU) for children aged 9 to 10 (HLS-EU-PTc)

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Introduction: To measure Health literacy (HL) as proposed in the context of the European Health Literacy Survey/questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q), the Health Literacy for Children and Adolescents (HLCA) Consortium (GE) adapted it for children. A trans-cultural adaptation and validation to Portuguese (HLS-EU-PTc), will supply policy makers, experts and health professionals with information that can promote healthier communities while fighting health disparities. Methods: After permission was granted from the HLCA Consortium the TRAPD model was used (eg parallel translation, focus groups, two back translations). An assessment and pretesting of HLS-EU-PTc was done with 16 children for cognitive testing. A qualitative explanatory (n = 16) and quantitative, cross-sectional study (n = 82), age mean 13, SD 0.96, from Portugal (mainland) was implemented for proceed with the validation process. A variety of measures were obtained like internal consistency and mean scores. Results: Preliminary results for evaluation of the psychometric properties of the HLS-EU-PTc show satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient 0.87). In a scale from 1 (very difficult) to 4 (very easy) for indicators of the HLS-EU-PTc, we have a mean of 3.25 and a SD of .478. Conclusions: This is the first study to examine the feasibility of a Portuguese version (HLS-EU-PTc) of the HLS-EU-Q adapted for children and it indicates high internal consistency and level of self-reported HL. The usefulness of the HLS-EU-PTc instrument can be further discussed while planning public health policy strategies from the HL standpoint. The validated HLS-EU-PTc version of the HLS-EU-Qc survey, with the user’s manual can be accessed at www.literacia-saude.info.

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Portuguese cultural adaptation and validation of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU) for children aged 9 to 10 (HLS-EU-PTc)

Author: Saboga-Nunes, Luís; Dias, H.; Andrade, C.; Okan, O.; Bollweg, T.; Carvalho, Graça S.; Bittlingmayer, U.
Publisher: Oxford Academic Press
Year: 2019
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.394
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child en, adolescen s, and p o essionals wo king in educa ion,
heal h, and social ca e se ings.
Following he ack le by Nai obi (2009) and he Shangai
decla a ions (2016) HL has e ol ed in o a signi ican public
heal h and heal h p omo ion goal which has been included o
se e al public heal h policies (eg. in Po ugal, he Gene al
Heal h Di ec o a e o Heal h (GHDH), es ablished i s i s
policy ha ocused on child en and adolescen s HL
PNSE|2015, 8815/2015 DR, II, n154, 10-08-2015).
P esen i s ime empi ical indings and de elopmen s o hese
p ojec s and open he loo o u he discussion. On op o
his, LS will be add essed om he me hodological pe spec i e.
The eby, i will shed ligh on he HL and LS o child en and
adolescen s and link he cu en deba e wi h con empo a y
public heal h app oaches o ad ance he ield o HL and LS in
childhood and adolescence.
The ound able will include 3 p esen a ions wi h up o
15 minu es inpu ollowed by discussion. The i s p esen a ion
is a heo y-d i en p ojec abou de eloping a concep ual LS
model adap a ion o child en and adolescen s in F ance. The
second will in oduce a HL ques ionnai e and i s alida ion
da a om a pilo s udy in 4 h g ade (9-10 y.o.). The hi d
p esen a ion will explo e indings o a pilo s udy by using a
HL measu e in child en (9-10 y.o.) and he ela ionship
be ween unc ional HL and subjec i e heal h.
This ound able o e s a o um o esea che s, p ac i ione s
and policy-make s in e es ed in HL and heal h p omo ion. By
dialogue and wo-way communica ion li ely in e ac ion and
i id discussions will be acili a ed. This will allow discussing
esul s ega ding hei bene i o imp o ing HL esea ch,
p ac ice, and policy-making, suppo u he syne gies, acil-
i a e ne wo king and collabo a ion, and suppo in e na ional
capaci y building.
Key messages:
The e is need o empi ical heal h li e acy and li e skills
esea ch in child en and adolescen s.
A mo e b oad discussion needs o be de eloped ega ding
concep s, ins umen s and s a egies o heal h li e acy and
li e skills p omo ion.
F ench alida ion o a measu emen scale o li e skills
o child en
Ca ine Sima
C Sima
1
, J Masson
1
, J Pi onom
1
, C N’Sambu
1
, D Tessie
1
1
Uni e si e
´Cle mon Au e gne, Cle mon -Fe and, F ance
Con ac : [email p o ec ed]
Backg ound:
Acco ding o WHO (2003), ‘Li e skills’ a e de ined as
psychosocial abili ies o adap i e and posi i e beha iou
ha enable indi iduals o deal e ec i ely wi h he demands
and challenges o e e yday li e. They a e loosely g ouped
in o h ee b oad ca ego ies: cogni i e o analyzing and
using in o ma ion, pe sonal o de eloping pe sonal agency
and managing onesel , and in e -pe sonal skills o commu-
nica ing and in e ac ing e ec i ely wi h o he s. Skills-based
heal h educa ion is an app oach o c ea ing o main aining
heal hy li es yles and condi ions h ough he de elopmen o
knowledge, a i udes, and especially skills, using a a ie y o
lea ning expe iences, wi h an emphasis on pa icipa o y
me hods. Ou aim was o de elop an in eg a ed measu e o
he li e skills g ouped in o h ee b oad ca ego ies o skills o
child en who a e a leas 9 yea s old. The p esen
communica ion is ocused on he alida ion in a F ench
alida ion o a ool measu ing social compe encies in
child en - Weiss e al. (2014) - which ep esen s one o he
h ee ca ego ies o psychosocial compe encies (emo ional
and cogni i e compe encies).
Me hods:
Da a we e collec ed h ee imes du ing yea 2017-2018: 614
ques ionnai e (T1), 564 (T2), 331 (T3) - 311 child en illed he
ques ionnai e h ee imes. Th ee ypes o analyses we e
conduc ed in o de o assess he alidi y and eliabili y o
social compe ence (SPSS e sion 23 e AMOS e sion 21):
Validi y o cons uc , concu en alidi y and eliabili y.
Resul s:
The esul s show a high eliabili y and a good alidi y o
cons uc and concu en , hus indica ing sa is ac o y psycho-
mo o quali ies.
Conclusions:
This compendium will also assess he alidi y and eliabili y o
his scale wi h he da a collec ed a he o he wo measu emen
imes and s udy he p edic i e alidi y o he scale. The same
p ocess will be applied o he cogni i e skills measu emen
scale o alida ion. Acknowledgmen : CPS eam and schools
and pupils in ol ed.
Po uguese cul u al adap a ion and alida ion o he
Eu opean Heal h Li e acy Su ey (HLS-EU) o child en
aged 9 o 10 (HLS-EU-PTc)
Luı
´s Saboga-Nunes
L Saboga-Nunes
1,6
, H Dias
2
, C And ade
3
, O Okan
4
, T Bollweg
4
,
G Ca alho
5
, U Bi lingmaye
6
1
P oLiSa, Public Heal h Resea ch Cen e, Na ional School o Public Heal h,
Uni e sidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Po ugal
2
Heal h School, IPsan a e
´m, San a e
´m, Po ugal
3
Uni e sidade dos Ac¸o es, UA, Pon a Delgada, Po ugal
4
Cen e o P e en ion and In e en ion in Childhood and Adoloscence,
Biele eld Uni e si y, Biele eld, Ge many
5
Uni e sidade do Minho, B aga, Po ugal
6
Ins i u e o Sociology, Uni e si y o Educa ion F eibu g, F eibu g, Ge many
Con ac : [email p o ec ed]
In oduc ion:
To measu e Heal h li e acy (HL) as p oposed in he con ex o
he Eu opean Heal h Li e acy Su ey/ques ionnai e (HLS-EU-
Q), he Heal h Li e acy o Child en and Adolescen s (HLCA)
Conso ium (GE) adap ed i o child en. A ans-cul u al
adap a ion and alida ion o Po uguese (HLS-EU-PTc), will
supply policy make s, expe s and heal h p o essionals wi h
in o ma ion ha can p omo e heal hie communi ies while
igh ing heal h dispa i ies.
Me hods:
A e pe mission was g an ed om he HLCA Conso ium he
TRAPD model was used (eg pa allel ansla ion, ocus g oups,
wo back ansla ions). An assessmen and p e es ing o HLS-
EU-PTc was done wi h 16 child en o cogni i e es ing. A
quali a i e explana o y (n = 16) and quan i a i e, c oss-
sec ional s udy (n = 82), age mean 13, SD 0.96, om
Po ugal (mainland) was implemen ed o p oceed wi h he
alida ion p ocess. A a ie y o measu es we e ob ained like
in e nal consis ency and mean sco es.
Resul s:
P elimina y esul s o e alua ion o he psychome ic p ope -
ies o he HLS-EU-PTc show sa is ac o y in e nal consis ency
(C onbach’s alpha coe icien 0.87). In a scale om 1 ( e y
di icul ) o 4 ( e y easy) o indica o s o he HLS-EU-PTc, we
ha e a mean o 3.25 and a SD o .478.
Conclusions:
This is he i s s udy o examine he easibili y o a Po uguese
e sion (HLS-EU-PTc) o he HLS-EU-Q adap ed o child en
and i indica es high in e nal consis ency and le el o sel -
epo ed HL. The use ulness o he HLS-EU-PTc ins umen
can be u he discussed while planning public heal h policy
s a egies om he HL s andpoin . The alida ed HLS-EU-PTc
e sion o he HLS-EU-Qc su ey, wi h he use ’s manual can
be accessed a www.li e acia-saude.in o.
Heal h Li e acy ques ionnai e de elopmen o 9 and
10 yea s old: a discussion o assessmen ools!
Alcinda Reis
A Reis
1
, I Ba oso
1
, L Saboga-Nunes
2,4
, O Okan
3
, T Bollweg
3
,
U Bi lingmaye
4
1
San a e
´m Heal h School, IPsan a e
´m, San a e
´m, Po ugal
2
P oLiSa, Public Heal h Resea ch Cen e, Na ional School o Public Heal h,
Uni e sidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Po ugal
3
Cen e o P e en ion and In e en ion in Childhood and Adoloscence,
Biele eld Uni e si y, Biele eld, Ge many
148 Eu opean Jou nal o Public Heal h, Vol. 29, Supplemen 4, 2019
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