Table 2 Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT) Questions
From: Conceptualisation and development of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT)
Supportive professional relationships | 1. Who do you usually see to help you look after your health? |
2. How difficult is it for you to speak with [that provider] about your health? | |
Supportive personal relationships | 3. Aside from healthcare providers, who else do you talk with about your health? |
4. How comfortable are you to ask [that person] for help if you need it? | |
Health information access and comprehension | 5. Where else do you get health information that you trust? |
6. How difficult is it for you to understand information about your health? | |
Current health behaviours | 7. What do you do to look after your health on a daily basis? (Prompt for diet, sleeping habits, medication, and treatment plan) |
8. What do you do to look after your health on a weekly basis? (Prompt for exercise, physical activities, social activities, and visits to healthcare professionals) | |
Health promotion barriers and support | 9. Thinking about the things you do to look after your health, what is difficult for you to keep doing on a regular basis? |
10. Thinking about the things you do to look after your health, what is going well for you? |