Characteristics
Domains assessed:
Application/function, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document
Specific context:
Diabetes
Validation sample population age:
Adults: 18 to 64 years
Modes of administration in validation study
:
Paper and pencil
Assessment:
Self-reported
Psychometrics
Number of items:
30
Sample size in validation study:
570
Language of validated version:
Persian
Main article reference
Panahi S, Heidari Z, Heidarpour M, et al. Design and validation of the Disaster Health Literacy Questionnaire for diabetes patients in Iran: a mixedmethods study. BMJ Open 2025;15:e106100. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2025-106100
Corresponding author
Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi
Description
A 30 item questionnaire consisting of a three factor structure (disaster perception risk, medication-nutritional literacy, and self help/emergency literacy) to assess the disaster health literacy level of Iranians with diabetes.
Year Measure first Published: 2026
About This Measure
Scoring categories:
Each correct question is 1 point, total score ranges from 0-30. Scores are categorized as low DHL: total score ≤18; medium DHL: total score 19–21, and high DHL: total score ≥22.
About the Validation of this Measure
Country where validated:
Iran
Content validity:
Content was verified by 15 experts and 15 diabetic patients with the final version obtaining a CVI =1.
Reliability (Cronbach Alpha):
0.606
Reliability notes:
30 diabetics given the questionnaire at 2 timepoints within a two week interval obtaining a test-retest Kappa score of Kappa=0.35–1, p<0.05.
