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Table 1 HLS-EU Health literacy matrix

From: Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)

 

Access/obtain information relevant to health

Understand information relevant to health

Process/appraise information relevant to health

Apply/use information relevant to health

Healthcare

Ability to access information on medical and clinical issues

Ability to understand medical information and derive meaning

Ability to interpret and evaluate medical information

Ability to make informed decisions on medical issues

Disease prevention

Ability to access information on risk factors for health

Ability to understand information on risk factors and derive meaning

Ability to interpret and evaluate information on risk factors for health

Ability to make informed decisions on risk factors for health

Health promotion

Ability to update oneself on determinants of health in the social and physical environment

Ability to understand information on determinants of health in the social and physical environment and derive meaning

Ability to interpret and evaluate information on health determinants in the social and physical environment

Ability to make informed decisions on health determinants in the social and physical environment