Figure 1.

Population-weighted percentage^a of individuals stating ‘difficult’ or ‘very difficult’ for 10 health literacy items^b by long-term condition group.

^aThe percentages are weighted based on register data to represent the population of the Central Denmark Region, 2013.

^b1a. ‘Confidently fill in medical forms in the correct way’; 2a. ‘Accurately follow the instructions…’^*; 3a. ‘Read and understand written health information’; 4a. ‘Read and understand all the information on medication labels’; 5a. ‘Understand what healthcare providers are asking you to do’; 1b. ‘Make sure that healthcare providers understand your problems properly’; 2b. ‘Feel able to discuss your health concerns with a healthcare provider’; 3b. ‘Have good discussions about your health with doctors’; 4b. ‘Discuss things with healthcare providers until you understand all you need to’; 5b. ‘Ask healthcare providers questions to get the health information^*…’.

^*As the HLQ is protected by copyright, some HLQ items are truncated. A full copy of the items is available from Deakin University: hlq@deakin.edu.au