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NURSING OPEN
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 2192-2202Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1468
Keywords
chronic pain; delphi technique; evaluation; health literacy; instruments
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This study developed a health literacy assessment instrument for patients with chronic pain using the Delphi technique. The instrument consists of three dimensions and 41 items. The evaluation results of two rounds of Delphi showed that the instrument is valid and suitable for investigating the health literacy level of patients with chronic pain.
Aim: To develop health literacy assessment instrument for patients with chronic pain. Design: Qualitative methods based on Delphi technique, assessed against the CREDES checklist.Methods: A 2 -round Delphi method was adopted in this study. The panel consisted of 19 experts.Results: The health literacy assessment instrument for chronic pain patients was constructed, which contained 3 dimensions (functional health literacy, interactive health literacy and critical health literacy) and 41 items. The positive coefficients of two rounds Delphi were 100.00% and 89.5%, respectively. The authority coefficient of experts was 0.848 and 0.858, respectively. The coordination coefficients of dimension and items were 0.222 and 0.364, respectively.Conclusions: The health literacy assessment instrument dimensions and items for patients with chronic pain based on a Delphi method are valid. This instrument is suitable for investigating the health literacy level of patients with chronic pain.
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