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Table 4 Mean score and standard deviation (STD) of NVS-I and STOFHLA-I according to SILS-I and SrRA-I

From: Cross-cultural validation of health literacy measurement tools in Italian oncology patients

Patient characteristics

NVS-I

STOFHLA-I

 

Mean (std)

Mean (std)

Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS-I)

 Never

4.2 (1.7)

35.2 (7.0)

 Rarely

4.0 (1.8)

36.0 (6.7)

 Sometimes

3.6 (1.9)

35.0 (7.5)

 Often/Always

3.6 (2.1)

29.8 (12.0)

 ANOVA

p=0.06

p<0.01

Self-rated Reading Ability (SrRA-I)

 Excellent

4.9 (1.5)

38.2 (2.1)

 Good

3.9 (1.8)

35.0 (7.1)

 Adequate

3.1 (1.9)

31.2 (10.9)

 Low

3.8 (1.5)

38.0 (0.8)

 ANOVA

p<0.01

p<0.01