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- Title
Psychometric Testing of HeLD-14 in a Colombian Geriatric Population.
- Authors
Mafla, Ana Cristina; Herrera-López, Mauricio; Gallardo-Pino, Carmen; Schwendicke, Falk
- Abstract
Introduction. The objective of this study was to test the validity and reliability of the Colombian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-14) in older adults. Materials and Methods. A translation and validation study of HeLD-14 was conducted on 384 non-institutionalized older adults attending the Dental Clinic at Universidad Cooperativa from Pasto, Colombia. A cross-cultural adaptation of a multidimensional HeLD-14 was completed, and the psychometric properties of this scale were evaluated through a cross-validation method using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was measured with Cronbach's alpha (α) and Omega's McDonald (ɷ). The statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results. The EFA demonstrated that a single-factor structure with 11 items explained a cumulative 59.86% of the overall variance. The CFA confirmed that goodness of fit indices of this questionnaire had optimal adequateness (χ 2S-B = 109.047; χ 2S-B/(44) = 2.478, P = 0.001 ; non-normed fit index = 0.901; comparative fit index = 0.908; root mean square error of approximation = 0.079 (90% CI (0.075, 0.083)); standardized root mean residual = 0.080). The coefficients indicated a high internal consistency for the total scale (α = 0.94; ɷ = 0.96). Conclusion. The developed adaptation of HeLD-14 for the Colombian population, HeLD-Col, is a unidimensional, reliable, and valid instrument to assess oral health literacy in older adults in Colombia.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; STANDARD deviations; PSYCHOMETRICS; EXPLORATORY factor analysis; CONFIRMATORY factor analysis; CRONBACH'S alpha
- Publication
International Journal of Dentistry, 2024, Vol 2024, p1
- ISSN
1687-8728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2024/5570671