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Table 3 Health Literacy Questionnaire scores (n = 200)

From: Correction to: Health literacy in indigenous people with chronic disease living in remote Australia

HLQ domain

Mean (SD) [95% CI]

 

Range 1 (lowest) – 4 (highest)

1. Healthcare provider support

2.76 (0.52) [2.69, 2.83]

2. Having sufficient health information

2.59 (0.52) [2.51, 2.66]

3. Actively managing health

2.64 (0.49) [2.57, 2.70]

4. Social support for health

2.84 (0.52) [2.76, 2.91]

5. Critical appraisal

2.41 (0.55) [2.33, 2.49]

 

Range 1 (lowest) – 5 (highest)

6. Active engagement with healthcare providers

3.14 (0.72) [3.01, 3.24]

7. Navigating the healthcare system

3.13 (0.75) [3.01, 3.23]

8. Ability to find good health information

2.89 (0.73) [2.79, 2.99]

9. Reading and understanding health information

2.82 (0.78) [2.72, 2.93]

  1. Abbreviations: HLQ Health Literacy Questionnaire, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval