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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
CANGUSSU, Luana Resende et al. Concordance between two instruments for health literacy assessment. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.2, e2020490. Epub Apr 21, 2021. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000200004.
Objetivo
To determine agreement between the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and the Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults (SAHLPA-18) measurement instruments as a strategy for estimating concurrent validity.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional study conducted with users of the Brazilian National Health System. An agreement approach using a weighted Kappa test for qualitative data was applied in order to test for concurrent validity.
Results
372 individuals participated. It was found that 66% and 62% of them did not have an adequate level of literacy according to SAHLPA-18 and S-TOFHLA, respectively. There was strong correlation between the instruments (p<0.001; r=0.60), although the 65.3% agreement of correct answers found was considered weak (Kappa=0.35; p<0.001).
Conclusion
The SAHLPA-18 and S-TOFHLA instruments have different constructs and poor agreement. Use of different instruments is indicated in research intended to measure level of literacy, as is the development of instruments specific to health conditions that allow results close to the real context of individuals to be obtained.
Keywords : Health Literacy; Public Health; Reproducibility of Results; Self Care; Noncommunicable Diseases; Health Education.