Generic health literacy measurement instruments for children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature

Table 3 Scope of measured components

Component	Study no. (for study numbers see Table 2)
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Understand		X	X		X	X		X					X
Access		X	X							X			X
Apply		X											X
Interest		X
Belief		X
Attitude		X					X		X
Reading				X						X				X
Communication			X				X								X
Decision-making			X
Goal-setting			X
Self-management			X
Numeracy				X	X									X
Seeking					X							X
Design of experiments & sample					X
Knowledge							X		X		X
Behaviour (health practice)							X		X
Self-efficacy							X
Capabilities for empowerment							X
Satisfaction (i.e. asking, requesting, etc.)						X
Received health education						X				X
Evaluate								X
Writing										X
Appraisal										X			X		X
Patient-provider encounter										X		X
Interaction / Navigation												X
Rights and responsibilities												X
Confidence												X
Coping skills															X
Problem solving															X
Word recognition	X
Pronunciation	X

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