Ascenso, Rita Margarida TeixeiraDias, Sara SimõesLuis, LuisGonçalves, Dulce2026-04-202026-04-202026-01-20Ascenso, R.M.T., Dias, S.S., Luís, L., Gonçalves, D. (2026). Health Literacy of the Polytechnic of Leiria Students. In: Rocha, Á., García-Peñalvo, F.J., Gonçalves, R., García-Holgado, A., Moreira, F. (eds) Proceedings of 19th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI 2024). CISTI 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1752. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12885-0_27978303212884397830321288502367-3370http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/16158Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems Included in the following conference series: Iberian Conference on Information Systems and TechnologiesConference name 19th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2024, Salamanca, 25 - 28 June 2024Health Literacy (HL) has several definitions and numerous HL assessment tools. Several systematic reviews on HL identified tools for HL assessment. Health Literacy Survey with 47 questions (HLS-EU-Q47) for Europe was adapted for 16 questions (HLS-EU-Q16), and for only 6 questions (HLS-EU-Q6). These are already in Portuguese and have been used to assess HL since 2017. The studies involved the Portuguese population, and recently, in 2021, the HL evaluation in university students identified limitations in HL. The HLS-EU-Q16_Pt used showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.778, [0.737, 0.816]). Among 251 students from the Polytechnic of Leiria there was a statistically significant association of HL scores with the health area, and more evident when students had a previous degree in health.engHealth LiteracyHL domainsPolytechnic of LeiriaStudentsbook part10.1007/978-3-032-12885-0_272367-3389