Young Hee Kim|Hyeonkyeong Lee|Young Sam Oh|Eunjeong Kang
RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE DEMENTIA HEALTH LITERACY SCALE: A PILOT STUDY
Kyung Hee University|University of Minnesota|Kyung Hee University|Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
background spite high prevalence dementia 919 south korea crcd 2017 little known dementia health literacy dhl among korean older adults current study aimed develop dhl scale culturally competent tailors korean older adults develop scale research adopted integrated model health literacy srensen et al 2012 theoretical framework four dimensions 1 access 2 understand 3 appraisal 4 apply methods data 2016 dementia literacy survey dls utilized probability sampling method dls 440 participants survey used final analysis study used exploratory factor analysis principalcomponents analysis confirmatory factor analysis evaluate factorial validity dhls apply dimension results exploratory factor analysis kmo bartletts test spherecity indicated dhl items factorable eigenvalue 298 extracted factor explained 745 variance four items cronbachs alpha 886 confirmatory factor analysis factor loadings statistically significant fit indices showed adequate fit data well conclusions findings indicated apply dimension showed good construct validity internal consistency results support idea apply dimension dhl scale adequately measures construct interest applying dementia health information seek use health care services dementia care settings