Journal article
Testing the reliability of the Health Literacy Questionnaire with carers of older adults receiving hospital care
Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.40(2), pp.213-217
2021
Abstract
Objective
To determine the re‐test reliability of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) with carers of older adults discharged from hospital or attending the outpatient clinic.
Methods
Carers completed the HLQ twice by telephone and rated the acceptability of completing the tool. Tool completion time was recorded. Correlations were calculated between the test occasions using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and 95% confidence intervals.
Results
Fifty‐one carers of older patients participated. The HLQ showed good reliability (ICC = 0.75‐0.90) for seven of the nine scales and moderate reliability (0.50‐0.74) for the other two scales. Median completion time was 16.5 minutes (range 9‐50), and acceptability was rated as 9.5/10.
Conclusion
The HLQ is a reliable tool for use with carers of older adults attending hospital. However, the length of time for completion of the HLQ may limit its feasibility for use by hospital staff and carers, given the high stress and time pressures of acute care.
Details
- Title
- Testing the reliability of the Health Literacy Questionnaire with carers of older adults receiving hospital care
- Authors/Creators
- E. Burton (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityC. Toye (Author/Creator) - Curtin UniversityS. Slatyer (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalA. Ferrari Jacinto (Author/Creator)J. du Preez (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalM. Bronson (Author/Creator) - Sir Charles Gairdner HospitalK.D. Hill (Author/Creator) - Monash University
- Publication Details
- Australasian Journal on Ageing, Vol.40(2), pp.213-217
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005541158507891
- Copyright
- © 2021 AJA Inc.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Nursing
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- 1.273 Health Literacy & Telemedicine
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