Table 2 Competences and domains included in the HLS-EU questionnaire
From: Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey
Competences | Domains | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare | Disease prevention | Health promotion | |
Accessing | The ability to seek, find and obtain information on medical or clinical issues. | The ability to seek, find and obtain information on risk factors for health. | The ability to seek, find and obtain information on determinants of health. |
Understanding | The ability to comprehend information on medical or clinical issues. | The ability to comprehend information on risk factors and derive meaning. | The ability to comprehend information on determinants of health and derive meaning. |
Appraising | The ability to interpret, filter, judge, and evaluate information on medical or clinical issues. | The ability to interpret, filter, judge, and evaluate information on risk factors. | The ability to interpret, filter, judge, and evaluate information on determinants of health. |
Applying | The ability to communicate and use information on medical or clinical issues to make informed decision. | The ability to communicate and use information on risk factors to make informed decisions. | The ability to communicate and use information on determinants of health to make informed decisions. |