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. 2022 Feb 21:20:eAO5156.
doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2022AO5156. eCollection 2022.

Validity and reliability of the Smoking-related Health Literacy Assessment Scale

Adélia Dayane Guimarães Fonseca  1 , Rene Ferreira da Silva Junior  1 , Claudiana Donato Bauman  1 , Liliane Lacerda Silva  1 , Carla Silvana de Oliveira E Silva  1 , Andrea Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins  1
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Validity and reliability of the Smoking-related Health Literacy Assessment Scale

Adélia Dayane Guimarães Fonseca et al. Einstein (Sao Paulo). .

Abstract

Objective: To create an instrument to assess smoking-related health literacy among smokers, and to estimate validity of its content and reliability.

Methods: A methodological, quantitative study. The creation of the instrument included the following steps: establishing a conceptual structure; defining objectives and target population; preparation of items or response scales; selecting and organizing items; instrument structuring; content validation and pre-test. The instrument was named Smoking-related Health Literacy Assessment Scale.

Results: The Smoking-related Health Literacy Scale had statistically significant measures of validity and reliability. Test-retest revealed substantial to almost perfect levels of reliability (reproducibility).

Conclusion: The Smoking-related Health Literacy Scale can provide researchers with a valid and statistically significant instrument, regarding content validity and reliability.

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