Filiz Abacigil, Hacer Harlak, Pinar Okyay, Didem Evci Kiraz, Selen Gursoy Turan, Gulnur Saruhan, Kagan Karakaya, Hakan Tuzun, Emine Baran Deniz, Omer Tontus, Erdal Beser
Health literacy is a public health priority which refers to individual's knowledge, motivation and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to prevent disease and promote health in daily life. This study aimed to adapt European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) into Turkish and to investigate its psychometric properties. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by using both group translation and expert opinion methods. Forward translation-back translation method was used for language validity and the final Turkish version (HLS-TR) was formed...
April 10, 2018: Health Promotion International