Health literacy in patients with pulmonary embolism: development and validation of the HeLP (Health Literacy in Pulmonary Embolism)-Questionnaire

Health literacy in patients with pulmonary embolism: development and validation of the HeLP (Health Literacy in Pulmonary Embolism)-Questionnaire

BackgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) is a common cardiovascular disease and health literacy is necessary to deal with its consequences after the acute event. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a new questionnaire to measure PE-specific health literacy.MethodsA mixed-methods design with q...

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Main Authors: Simone Fischer, Anja Kalch, Constanze Küchler, Aliscia Rebecca Albani, Helena Bilandzic, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Thomas M. Berghaus, Christine Meisinger, Inge Kirchberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
health literacy
pulmonary embolism
disease-specific questionnaire
psychometric evaluation
factor analyses
item response theory
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167499/full

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