Renne Rodrigues|Selma Maffei de Andrade|Alberto Durán González|Marcela Maria Birolim|Arthur Eumann Mesas
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy instrument in general population and highly educated samples of Brazilian adults
Universidade Estadual de Londrina|Universidade Estadual de Londrina|Universidade Estadual de Londrina|Universidade Estadual de Londrina|Universidade Estadual de Londrina
abstract objective present work aimed crosscultural adaptation validation health literacy assessment tool newest vital sign nvs general population gp highly educated samples brazilian adults design expert committee reviewed translation backtranslation processes cultural adaptation construct validity analysed confirmatory factor analysis via associations features study population setting final validation test performed two different populations londrina large town southern brazil subjects brazilian adults gp adult clients community pharmacies n 189 public school teachers n 301 results tool validation showed good crosscultural adaptation internal consistency cronbachs 075 gp 074 confirmatory factor analysis showed acceptable models identified two independent factors according relationship components numeracy gp data according brazilian portuguese version nvs instrument nvsbr 487 gp 335 presented adequate health literacy condition inversely associated age populations directly correlated educational level gp conclusions nvsbr showed good validity two different populations brazilian adults considered alternative screening inadequate health literacy