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Table 3 Demographic data for patients interviewed (N = 16, except for age and lung disease N = 15)

From: The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) at the patient-clinician interface: a qualitative study of what patients and clinicians mean by their HLQ scores

 

N (%)

Female

10 (63%)

Age ≥55 years

4 (27%)

Lives alone

13 (81%)

Did not complete high school

7 (44%)

Born in Australia

13 (81%)

English spoken at home

15 (94%)

Identifies as Indigenous/Torres Strait Islander

0 (0%)

Arthritis/musculoskeletal condition

5 (31%)

Back Pain

7 (44%)

Heart disease

6 (38%)

Lung disease

5 (33%)

Cancer

1 (6%)

Depression/Anxiety

9 (56%)

Diabetes Mellitus

7 (44%)

Stroke/neurological condition

3 (19%)

≥4 chronic conditions

6 (38%)

Private Health Insurance

3 (19%)

Received government benefits (aged pension or disability)

16 (100%)

Assistance with questionnaire

1 (6%)