Qiao Huang, Si-Yu Yan, Jiao Huang, Yi Guo, Xian-Tao Zeng, Ying-Hui Jin
Effectiveness of simulation-based clinical research curriculum for undergraduate medical students - a pre-post intervention study with external control
BMC medical education
health literacy important predictor health outcomes health literacy questionnaire widely adopted measure health literacy translated multiple languages including chinese study aims evaluate psychometric properties simplified chinese health literacy questionnaire data obtained sample 362 chinese immigrants chinese community organizations new south wales australia statistical analyses include descriptive exploratory factor analyses sevenfactor solution derived 39 original 44 items acceptable excellent internal consistency differing original construction health literacy subscale scores negatively associated age age immigration positively associated duration stay years australia better english proficiency current employment differing interpretations questions based chinese culture could possibly explain variations two versions simplified chinese health literacy questionnaire measures central concepts health literacy well however questionnaire may require development especially linguistic cultural aspects