Validity and reliability of the Health Literacy Assessment Scale for adherence to drug treatment among diabetics

ABSTRACT Objective To prepare an instrument to evaluate health literacy with regard to adherence to drug treatment among diabetics, identify the validity of its content, and estimate its reliability. Methods Pilot study, with the following stages of instrument construction: literature review, content validation, reliability estimation (internal consistency/Cronbach’s alpha and reproducibility/Kappa). Results The validity of content was completed and presented alpha=0.77 and Kappa values ranged from 0.31 to 1.00. Conclusion The instrument was approved regarding content validity, presented acceptable internal consistency and reproducibility. However, when applied, measurement errors it can produce must be considered.

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Main Authors:	Cardoso,Maria Clara Lélis Ramos, Santos,Aline Soares Figueiredo, Fonseca,Adélia Dayane Guimarães, Silva-Junior,Renê Ferreira da, Carvalho,Priscilla Durães de, Martins,Andrea Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082019000200205
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