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Development of test for Korean functional health literacy in dentistry

국내거주 외국인을 위한 한국형 치과정보 이해능력 평가도구의 개발

  • Kim, Hyun-Kyung (Graduate School, Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Noh, Hie-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jung, Im-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University) ;
  • Chung, Won-Gyun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Yun (Department of Dentistry, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Mun, So-Jung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyun-Sun (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Sun-Young (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Hee (Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
  • Ki, Jun-Sung (Department of Korea Language and Culture, Digital Seoul Culture Art University) ;
  • Koo, Min-Ji (Korean Language & Education for Foreigners, The Catholic University) ;
  • Jeong, Ju-Hui (Graduate School, Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
  • 김현경 (연세대학교 일반대학원 치위생학과) ;
  • 노희진 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 정임희 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 정원균 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 이윤 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 문소정 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 전현선 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 한선영 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 최은희 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 라이프스타일 연구소) ;
  • 기준성 (디지털서울문화예술대학교 한국언어문화학과) ;
  • 구민지 (가톨릭대학교 국어국문학과) ;
  • 정주희 (연세대학교 일반대학원 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2016.04.15
  • Accepted : 2016.06.15
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to develop a tool for assessing foreigners' understanding of oral health information in Korea called the Test of Korean Functional Health Literacy in Dentistry(TOKFHLiD) and examined validity and reliability of the tool. The TOKFHLiD consists of two literacy assessment parts: Dental Information Sentence(DIS) aims to assess one's literacy of sentences containing oral health information. Dental Information Document(DID) aims to assess one's numeracy and literacy of documents containing oral health information. Methods: Twenty eight preliminary questions were developed based on various medical care literature such as the agreement to diagnosis and treatment and the treatment precautions. DID using 14 preliminary questions was developed based on the appointment card, the treatment schedule, and labels on oral care products. The 42 preliminary questions in the DIS and the DID were subsequently put through four separate expert reviews, in which questions with content validity score of less than 0.8(13/15 points) were corrected and modified by five dental experts and then were corrected for language errors by two Korean language experts. The preliminary assessment tool was tested on 153 Koreans, and ${\chi}^2$ test was performed on the ratio of respondents who comprehended each question, the ratio of respondents who chose the correct answer for each question with a significance level of 0.05. Results: Of the 42 preliminary questions, 1 question in DIS and 1 question in DID, for which the ratio of Korean respondents who chose the correct answers did not exceed the acceptable level of 80%, were excluded and a final assessment tool was completed with 40 questions. Conclusions: Following the development and application of the tool, examination of the TOKHLiD for validity and reliability revealed that this assessment tool is adequate for assessing oral health information literacy of foreigners who are using oral hygiene medical services in Korea.

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