20.500.12556/DiRROS-31096 Translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Slovene version of The Heart failure-specific health literacy scale in patients with heart failure In this study, we translated and culturally adapted the Heart Failure-Specific Health Literacy Scale (HFsHLS) and psychometrically evaluated it among Slovenian patients with heart failure (HF). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 126 outpatients with chronic HF (mean age 69 ± 11 years; 71% male; 63% had LVEF ≤ 40%). Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using the HFsHLS, the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS), the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale, and the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor structure (Functional, Communicative, and Critical HL subscales) with acceptable model fit (CFI = 0.91, RMSEA = 0.07). The HFsHLS total scale demonstrated acceptable internal consistency (α = 0.71) and a moderate correlation with the BHLS (ρ = 0.49, p < 0.001), while correlations with HF knowledge and self-care were weak and non-significant (ρ = 0.12, p = 0.184; ρ = 0.16, p = 0.182). The Functional HL subscale performed best. Overall, the Slovenian version of the HFsHLS is a valid tool for assessing disease-specific HL in patients with HF. heart failure health literacy srčno popuščanje skrb zase literatura true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-07-12 13:38:32 2026-07-12 13:38:32 2026-07-13 03:43:41 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 12. 7. 2026; str. 1-24 Vol. 2026 0000-00-00 PostprintKoncna VTisku NiDoloceno 2025-12-06 2026-06-02 2026-06-05 61 2045-2322 10.1038/s41598-026-56592-5 284486147 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-56592-5 1 388c145e-7de6-11f1-ad6e-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=47901 Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje 0 0 0