Marta Fadda|Mayada Kanj|Tamar Kabakian?Khasholian|Peter Schulz
Validation of three Arabic health literacy assessment tools in Lebanon
Università della Svizzera italiana|American University of Beirut|American University of Beirut|Università della Svizzera italiana
health literacy important predictor health status health behaviours health outcomes however research health literacy arab world scarce health literacy tool validated test health literacy level lebanese population far aim study validate arabic translations three commonly used health literacy assessment tools stofhla realmr brief health literacy screening items tools linguistically culturally adapted lebanese context 250 facetoface interviews conducted outpatient clinic beirut lebanon april june 2015 general selfefficacy scale sociodemographic questions gender age origin education chronic condition included assess predictive validity reliability instruments found low high cronbachs 0 94 stofhla cronbachs 046 realmr younger highly educated participants scored higher stofhla brief health literacy screening items significantly correlated age education selfefficacy stofhla reinforcing convergent predictive validity two tools results indicate stofhla three screening questions valuable tool measure health literacy lebanon allowing minimal adaptations according countrys healthcare system entire arabicspeaking area