Development and validation of a short and easy-to-use instrument for measuring health literacy: the Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (HELIA)

• Main Authors: Mahmoud Tavousi (Author), Aliasghar Haeri-Mehrizi (Author), Fatemeh Rakhshani (Author), Shahram Rafiefar (Author), Atoosa Soleymanian (Author), Fatemeh Sarbandi (Author), Mona Ardestani (Author), Shahla Ghanbari (Author), Ali Montazeri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health literacy is the ability to access to, understand, evaluate and use of essential health information to make basic health decisions. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically evaluate an instrument for measuring health literacy among adults (the Health Literacy Instru...