Development and validation of a health literacy scale for family caregivers of older people with chronic illness

• Main Authors: Patrick Pui Kin Kor (Author), Clare Tsz Kiu Yu (Author), Yaqin Li (Author), Alex Pak Lik Tsang (Author), Lexi Han Zhi Tan (Author), Simon Ching Lam (Author), Paul Hong Lee (Author), Justina Yat Wa Liu (Author), Angela Yee Man Leung (Author), Ka Ching Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Family caregivers (FCs) encounter a variety of health problems in older people with chronic illness, necessitating a certain level of health literacy to access, understand, appraise and apply health information and services. This study aimed to develop and validate a scale for me...