The HLKES-2: Revision and Evaluation of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experiences Survey

Walker, D. Catherine; Howe, Carol J.; Dunkerley, Marion Caroline Alida; Deupree, Joy; Cormier, Catherine

doi:10.3928/01484834-20190122-05

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“…Structured questionnaire health literacy knowledge and experience survey (HLKES-2), a revised version of HLKES was used to gather data after a permission was obtained. Health literacy questionnaire section included 14 questions covering the content areas: foundational knowledge of health literacy principles, appropriate health literacy communication techniques, expected behaviors of people with low health literacy and evaluation of written materials (Walker et al, 2019).…”

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Health literacy Knowledge and understanding of registered nurses in tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern Nepal: two important dimensions for better health results

Subedi

Ghimire

Uprety

et al. 2022

JIM

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Background: Difference in health literacy skills among peoples is a cause of health inequality and has a profound effect on health care system. Correlation between health literacy and health outcome of patient subsequently demands identification of patient’s health literacy level by health professionals. Objective: The study aims to assess the health literacy knowledge and understanding of registered nurses working in tertiary care teaching hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional method was employed among 125 registered nurses. Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey (HLKES-2) was used to gather knowledge related data. Descriptive statistical tools, t Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H were used to analyze the data. A focus group discussion (N=10) was conducted to obtain nurses' understanding of health literacy. Results: Majority of nurses had not heard the term health literacy before. Finding suggest gap in health literacy knowledge among nurses. Knowledge scarcity was in almost all areas but noticeably in the area of evaluation of healthcare teaching. Half of the respondent scored less than 50% of the total score. Analysis demonstrated that Health literacy knowledge was independent of nurses' characteristics. Conclusion: limited knowledge of health literacy among nurses stresses for integration of health literacy education in nursing curriculum and continuing education.

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Health literacy Knowledge and understanding of registered nurses in tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern Nepal: two important dimensions for better health results

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Ghimire

Uprety

et al. 2022

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“…Nurses' knowledge and practice regarding patients' health literacy was assessed using "Health Literacy Knowledge and Experiences Survey-2" (HLKES-2) with the written permission from the authors (Walker et al, 2019) to translate and use the scale. The instrument is a total of 14 items that are divided into two domains: 10 items for the knowledge domain and 4 items for the experience domain (Walker et al, 2019). Since there is no previous studies or formal records that have determined the prevalence of health literacy in Iraq and to avoid bias results regarding nurses' knowledge, questions number one "low health literacy is most prevalent among which age group?"…”

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Health Literacy-Related Knowledge and Experience among Nurses Practicing in Medical-Surgical Wards

AL-Fayyadh

Al‐Jubouri

AL-Hadrawi

et al. 2022

Nurs. Med. J. Nursing

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Background: Medical-surgical nurses are responsible of providing competent care to clients with a wide-array of acute and chronic health problems. This challenging task requires arming nurses with advanced competencies of health literacy to effectively educate their clients. However, evidence about medical-surgical nurse’s health literacy-related knowledge and experience is limited. Purposes: This study aimed to determine the level of the health literacy-related knowledge and experience among medical-surgical nurses.Design: A descriptive-cross-sectional study was conducted among a total sample of 177 nurses who were practicing in medical-surgical wards in teaching hospitals in Iraq. A convenience sampling method was used to select the participants. Data were collected using the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experiences Survey-2 (HLKES-2). Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for data analysis.Results: The majority of nurses (92.3%) had a low level of knowledge regarding health literacy and more than half of the participants (58.7%) had an acceptable level of experience.Conclusion: Nurses’ information about health literacy needs to be updated via continuous education to enhance their knowledge and practice regarding this aspect.

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Psychometric properties of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey-2 for Turkish nursing students

Haney,

Yoğurtcu

2023

Health Promotion International

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Nursing students should be able to assess the health literacy levels of patients and enable patients to understand important health information. No scale has been developed to measure the health literacy knowledge and experience of Turkish nursing students. The Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey-2 (HLKES-2) is a measurement tool with excellent psychometric properties that can be used to assess the health literacy knowledge and experience of nursing students. In this study, we aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey-2 (HLKES-2-T) among Turkish nursing students. The study sample consisted of 510 undergraduate nursing students. The psychometric properties of the HLKES-2-T were analysed in terms of internal consistency, item-total score correlations, content validity, discriminant validity and known-group comparison. The HLKES-2-T total mean ± SD score was 11.69 ± 3.32. The Kuder–Richardson 20 coefficient of the knowledge subscale of the HLKES-2-T was 0.67, and its item-total score correlations ranged between 0.20 and 0.50. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of the experience subscale of the HLKES-2-T was 0.73, and its item-total score correlations ranged between 0.75 and 0.78. The content validity index for the overall HLKES-2-T was 0.98. The HLKES-2-T is thus a reliable and valid tool that can be used to assess the health literacy knowledge and experience levels of Turkish nursing students.

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The HLKES-2: Revision and Evaluation of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experiences Survey

Cited by 3 publications

References 19 publications

Health literacy Knowledge and understanding of registered nurses in tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern Nepal: two important dimensions for better health results

Health literacy Knowledge and understanding of registered nurses in tertiary care teaching hospital of eastern Nepal: two important dimensions for better health results

Health Literacy-Related Knowledge and Experience among Nurses Practicing in Medical-Surgical Wards

Psychometric properties of the Health Literacy Knowledge and Experience Survey-2 for Turkish nursing students

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