Validation of an Australian parenting health literacy skills instrument: The parenting plus skills index.

Ayre, J; Costa, DSJ; McCaffery, KJ; Nutbeam, D; Muscat, DM

Validation of an Australian parenting health literacy skills instrument: The parenting plus skills index.

Ayre, J

Costa, DSJ McCaffery, KJ Nutbeam, D Muscat, DM

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Citation:: Patient Education and Counseling, 2020, 103, (6), pp. 1245-1251
Issue Date:: 2020-06

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dc.contributor.author	Ayre, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279-5189
dc.contributor.author	Costa, DSJ
dc.contributor.author	McCaffery, KJ
dc.contributor.author	Nutbeam, D
dc.contributor.author	Muscat, DM
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-31T04:38:14Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-18
dc.date.available	2022-10-31T04:38:14Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06
dc.identifier.citation	Patient Education and Counseling, 2020, 103, (6), pp. 1245-1251
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dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: Existing instruments for assessing health literacy skills in parents have limited scope to inform the design and evaluation of health literacy interventions. In this study we aimed to develop and validate a new performance-based measure of health literacy for Australian parents, the Parenting Plus Skills Index (PPSI). The instrument aimed to assess functional, communicative and critical health literacy skills. METHODS: The PPSI was developed in three phases: 1) Modified Delphi Expert Panel to provide feedback on 34 initial items; 2) Evaluation of psychometric properties of each item using a multidimensional item response theory model in a sample of Australian adults of parenting age (20-44 years) (N = 500); 3) Assessment of subset of items in an independent sample (N = 500). RESULTS: Following the three phases, 13 items were included in the final instrument. Participants scored on average 8.9/13 (69 %). The instrument demonstrated acceptable reliability (r = 0.70) and was significantly correlated with other performance-based health literacy instruments. CONCLUSIONS: The PPSI is a validated 13-item performance-based instrument that assesses health literacy skills for parents in an Australian setting. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The PPSI fills an important gap in available health literacy instruments that may be useful for facilitating development and evaluation of health literacy interventions.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
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dc.subject	11 Medical and Health Sciences, 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Literacy
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Literacy
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting
dc.subject.mesh	Psychometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Health Literacy
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires
dc.title	Validation of an Australian parenting health literacy skills instrument: The parenting plus skills index.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Existing instruments for assessing health literacy skills in parents have limited scope to inform the design and evaluation of health literacy interventions. In this study we aimed to develop and validate a new performance-based measure of health literacy for Australian parents, the Parenting Plus Skills Index (PPSI). The instrument aimed to assess functional, communicative and critical health literacy skills. METHODS: The PPSI was developed in three phases: 1) Modified Delphi Expert Panel to provide feedback on 34 initial items; 2) Evaluation of psychometric properties of each item using a multidimensional item response theory model in a sample of Australian adults of parenting age (20-44 years) (N = 500); 3) Assessment of subset of items in an independent sample (N = 500). RESULTS: Following the three phases, 13 items were included in the final instrument. Participants scored on average 8.9/13 (69 %). The instrument demonstrated acceptable reliability (r = 0.70) and was significantly correlated with other performance-based health literacy instruments. CONCLUSIONS: The PPSI is a validated 13-item performance-based instrument that assesses health literacy skills for parents in an Australian setting. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The PPSI fills an important gap in available health literacy instruments that may be useful for facilitating development and evaluation of health literacy interventions.

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