Development and psychometric properties of a tool to assess Media Health Literacy (MeHLit)

Nazarnia, Mahsa; Zarei, Fatemeh; Roozbahani, Nasrin

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-14221-6

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“…The MHL regarding health information was measured through the MeHLit questionnaire developed by Nazarnia et al 55 There are 21 items in the questionnaire, which are divided into five dimensions. Five dimensions can be categorized as goal appraisal skill, content appraisal skill, implicit meaning appraisal skill, audience appraisal skill, and visual comprehension skill.…”

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“…Recognizing the importance of this issue and the urgency of improving public MHL, Nazarnia et al developed and validated the MeHLit questionnaire, a tool designed to assess MHL. 55 The MeHLit questionnaire is divided into five dimensions, contains 21 items, explains 60.25% of the total variance, and has satisfactory reliability and validity. 55 To the best of our knowledge, the Chinese version of the MeHLit questionnaire has not been developed yet.…”

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“… 55 The MeHLit questionnaire is divided into five dimensions, contains 21 items, explains 60.25% of the total variance, and has satisfactory reliability and validity. 55 To the best of our knowledge, the Chinese version of the MeHLit questionnaire has not been developed yet. Therefore, this study aims to introduce the MeHLit questionnaire into China and measure its psychometric properties through translation and cultural adaptation.…”

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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the media Health Literacy Questionnaire: A validation study

Li,

Zhang,

Liang

et al. 2023

DIGITAL HEALTH

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Background The media play an important role in health promotion and disease prevention, while at the same time, a variety of mixed health messages in the media are beginning to pose new challenges to them. However, there is a lack of media health literacy (MHL) assessment tools in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to translate the Media Health Literacy (MeHLit) questionnaire into Chinese and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2022, and a methodological study of the translation and validation of the MeHLit questionnaire was conducted. Results As a result of an extensive translation and cultural adaptation process, the final MeHLit questionnaire was developed, which includes five dimensions and 21 items. Cronbach's α value of the questionnaire was 0.859, and Cronbach's α value of the dimensions ranged from 0.776 to 0.911, which is fairly good. As a result, the test–retest reliability coefficient and the split-half reliability coefficient of the questionnaire are both equal to 0.907. Its content validity index was 0.946, suggesting a reasonable level of content validity. Through exploratory factor analysis, a five-factor structure was identified based on the eigenvalues, total variance explained, and scree plot. As a result of the validation factor analysis, all recommended fit indicators were appropriate. Conclusion The Chinese version of the MeHLit questionnaire has been successfully introduced in China. It has shown good psychometric properties among the Chinese public and can be used as a tool to evaluate MHL in health screening.

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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the media Health Literacy Questionnaire: A validation study

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Liang

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“…To assess I -CVI, 10 experts scored the relevancy, of each statement in WQOLI using a 4-point rating scale (1 = not relevant, 2 = somewhat relevant, 3 = quite relevant, and 4 = extremely relevant), Then, the score for each item was calculated by dividing the number of specialists agreeing with the phrase having grades 3 and 4 on the total number of specialists. A rate of 0/78 and above is appropriate [ 22 , 24 ]. CVI was calculated according to the bellow formula: …”

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Development and psychometric properties of Iranian Women’s Quality of Life Instrument (IWQOLI): mixed exploratory study

Roshan,

Alhani,

Zareiyan

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background To determine the health needs and promote women's health, their quality of life should be investigated. For this purpose, a valid tool is needed, that has credible validity and reliability, and its concepts are clearly defined and culturally appropriate. This study aimed to develop and assess the psychometric properties of “Iranian Women’s Quality of Life Instrument (IWQOLI)”. Methods The items of “IWQOLI” were generated from themes extracted (150 items) from a content analysis approach with the participation of 40 women. Face validity of the questionnaire with the participation of 10 women and content validity by 10 experts was approved. To determine the domains of the questionnaire, exploratory factor analysis (principal component extraction method) was performed. Internal consistency and test—retest reliability methods with 14-day intervals (30 women) were used to assess the reliability of WQOLI. Results After performing the face and content validity, 32 items were deleted. S-CVI/Ave was obtained for the instrument (0.93). The factor structure of the inventory was identified by undertaking a principal component analysis in a sample of 590 women. Five factors were extracted with a total variance account of 56.24% and 28 items dropped at this point. The IWQOLI score was significantly correlated with the SF-36 (r = 0.717, p < 0.001). Reliability was demonstrated with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.919 for the entire scale (90-item). Consistency of the instrument was established with test–retest reliability with an interval of 2 weeks (intra-cluster correlation = 0.889, P < 0.001). Conclusions The Iranian women’s Quality of life Instrument “IWQOLI”, consisting of 90 items representing 5 domains (sense of peace in life, sense of security, health responsibility, pleasant communication, received comprehensive support), demonstrated excellent psychometric properties, so it may be used for measuring women’s QOL in practical research.

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“…The assessment tool was a standard questionnaire (MeHLit) designed specifically for MHL assessment. 42 The acronym MeHLit stands for Media Health Literacy Tool and includes five domains; 1- Goal appraisal skill (7 items), 2- Content appraisal skill (5 items), 3- Implicit meaning appraisal skill (4 items), 4- Visual Comprehension skill (3 items), and 5- Audience appraisal skill (2 items). The MeHLit impact score was above 1.5.…”

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A mobile-based educational intervention on media health literacy: A quasi-experimental study

Nazarnia,

Zarei,

Roozbahani

2023

Health Promot Perspect

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Background: Health misinformation on social media is a persistent public health concern that requires the proper skill set for interpreting and evaluating accurate information. This study aimed to determine the effects of a mobile app-based educational intervention on media health literacy (MHL) development among Iranian adults. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental design conducted in 2022 that included 100 Iranian adults aged 18 to 65 years old. The inclusion criteria for participation were ownership of an Android smartphone, no prior training in MHL, and membership in at least one virtual social media app. As the primary outcome of the study, MHL was assessed using the validated MeHLit questionnaire with two follow-up time points (immediately after program completion and 12 weeks after program completion) in addition to a pre-test. Participants were divided into an experimental group that received the mobile app-based training program and a control group that received none. Results: The repeated measures test revealed a significant effect of the group-time interaction on the mean MHL score in both the intervention and control groups. Within the intervention group, the follow-up test indicated a significant increase in mean MHL scores for post-test 1 (63.54±12.57) and post-test 2 (65.72±7.97) compared to the pre-test phase (55.14±12.04), with these increases being statistically significant (P<0.001). No significant difference was observed within the control group. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the mobile app-based educational intervention was effective in improving MHL among Iranian adults. These findings highlight the potential of mobile app-based interventions for promoting MHL and addressing health misinformation on social media.

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Development and psychometric properties of a tool to assess Media Health Literacy (MeHLit)

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the media Health Literacy Questionnaire: A validation study

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the media Health Literacy Questionnaire: A validation study

Development and psychometric properties of Iranian Women’s Quality of Life Instrument (IWQOLI): mixed exploratory study

A mobile-based educational intervention on media health literacy: A quasi-experimental study

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