Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Background The aims of this study were to translate and adapt the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale (DHLS) to Malay, and to determine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the DHLS (DHLS-M) among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The DHLS was translated and c...
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| description | Background The aims of this study were to translate and adapt the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale (DHLS) to Malay, and to determine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the DHLS (DHLS-M) among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The DHLS was translated and culturally adapted to Malay, followed by a cross-sectional study which was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among the adults with T2DM in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The participants were recruited by convenience sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and correlation analysis were performed. Results A total of 250 adults with T2DM participated in this study. The median age of the participants was 63.0 years old (IQR = 12.3) and most of the participants were male (51.2%). The final measurement model of DHLS-M with removal of one problematic item, fit the data well based on several fit indices: Relative chi-square (χ2/df) = 3.858, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.981, Tucker–Lewis index (TLI) = 0.976. The composite reliability of the three subscales based on Raykov’s rho were 0.962, 0.836 and 0.828 respectively. The subscales of DHLS-M were significantly correlated with the Malay version of the Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test (MDKT) (r = 0.26 to 0.31) and the Malay version of the short form Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-SF12) (r = 0.43 to 0.66). Conclusion The DHLS-M, which consisted of three subscales and 13 items, is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring diabetes health literacy among adults with T2DM in Malaysia. Its validity was further strengthened by the convergent validity with the Malay version of the MDKT and the Malay version of the HLS-SF12. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a209528fabcb4e1e9494b68a555620bf2025-08-20T03:09:32ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592025-07-0113e1966010.7717/peerj.19660Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitusPei Ling Ng0Wan Nor Arifin1Wan Mohd Izani Wan Mohamed2Rosnani Zakaria3Yee Cheng Kueh4Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaBiostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaDepartment of Family Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaBiostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MalaysiaBackground The aims of this study were to translate and adapt the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale (DHLS) to Malay, and to determine the validity and reliability of the Malay version of the DHLS (DHLS-M) among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods The DHLS was translated and culturally adapted to Malay, followed by a cross-sectional study which was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among the adults with T2DM in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The participants were recruited by convenience sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and correlation analysis were performed. Results A total of 250 adults with T2DM participated in this study. The median age of the participants was 63.0 years old (IQR = 12.3) and most of the participants were male (51.2%). The final measurement model of DHLS-M with removal of one problematic item, fit the data well based on several fit indices: Relative chi-square (χ2/df) = 3.858, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.981, Tucker–Lewis index (TLI) = 0.976. The composite reliability of the three subscales based on Raykov’s rho were 0.962, 0.836 and 0.828 respectively. The subscales of DHLS-M were significantly correlated with the Malay version of the Michigan Diabetes Knowledge Test (MDKT) (r = 0.26 to 0.31) and the Malay version of the short form Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-SF12) (r = 0.43 to 0.66). Conclusion The DHLS-M, which consisted of three subscales and 13 items, is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring diabetes health literacy among adults with T2DM in Malaysia. Its validity was further strengthened by the convergent validity with the Malay version of the MDKT and the Malay version of the HLS-SF12.https://peerj.com/articles/19660.pdfDiabetesKnowledgeConfirmatory factor analysisConstruct validityQuestionnaire validationHealth literacy |
| spellingShingle | Pei Ling Ng Wan Nor Arifin Wan Mohd Izani Wan Mohamed Rosnani Zakaria Yee Cheng Kueh Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus PeerJ Diabetes Knowledge Confirmatory factor analysis Construct validity Questionnaire validation Health literacy |
| title | Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title_full | Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title_short | Validation of the Malay version of the Diabetes Health Literacy Scale among Malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| title_sort | validation of the malay version of the diabetes health literacy scale among malaysian adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| topic | Diabetes Knowledge Confirmatory factor analysis Construct validity Questionnaire validation Health literacy |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/19660.pdf |
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