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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Sep 16;100(2):320–326. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.09.008

Table 3.

Threshold Values of Response Options for eHEALS Items.

eHealth Literacy Item Location Threshold 1 Threshold 2 Threshold 3 Threshold 4
E1. I know what health resources are available on the Internet 1.44 −0.96 0.29 0.70 5.72
E2. I know where to find helpful health resources on the Internet 1.11 −0.69 −0.18 0.42 4.87
E3. I know how to use the health information I find on the Internet to help me 0.62 −1.65 −0.76 0.11 4.78
E4. I know how to find helpful health resources on the Internet 0.72 −1.29 −0.39 −0.17 4.74
E5. I have the skills I need to evaluate the health resources I find on the Internet 1.05 −1.36 0.0 0.56 5.01
E6. I know how to use the Internet to answer my questions about health 0.40 −2.27 −1.0 0.35 4.51
E7. I can tell high quality health resources from low quality health resources on the Internet 1.32 −1.60 −0.32 1.76 5.43
E8. I feel confident in using information from the Internet to make health decisions 1.54 −1.48 0.26 1.62 5.75