Table 3.
Differences in the 7 tools in electronic health literacy assessment between users and nonusers of sundhed.dk and NemID.
| Tool in eHLAa | Mean | Users of sundhed.dk | Users of NemID | ||||
| Yes/No, N | Mean (IQRb) | P value | Yes/No, N | Mean (IQR) | P value | ||
| 1. Functional health literacy | 9.5 | Yes, 120 | 9.5 (9-10) | .75 | Yes, 207 | 9.5 (9-10) | .89 |
| No, 86 | 9.4 (9-10) |
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No, 8 | 9.5 (9-10) |
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| 2. Self-assessed health literacy | 3.3 | Yes, 123 | 3.3 (2.9-3.7) | .004 | Yes, 217 | 3.2 (2.9-3.6) | .007 |
| No, 93 | 3.1 (2.8-3.3) |
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No, 11 | 2.8 (2.6-3.2) |
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| 3. Familiarity with health and disease | 3.1 | Yes, 124 | 3.3 (3.0-3.8) | .006 | Yes, 221 | 3.1 (2.6-3.8) | .58 |
| No, 95 | 2.9 (2.4-3.8) |
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No, 10 | 3.0 (2.8-3.4) |
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| 4. Knowledge of health and disease | 9.7 | Yes, 119 | 9.9 (9-12) | .01 | Yes, 213 | 9.6 (8-11) | .41 |
| No, 92 | 9.3 (8-10) |
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No, 10 | 10.1 (8-12) |
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| 5. Digital familiarity | 3.5 | Yes, 125 | 3.7 (3.5-4.0) | <.001 | Yes, 220 | 3.6 (3.5-4.0) | <.001 |
| No, 95 | 3.2 (2.8-4.0) |
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No, 12 | 1.7 (1.0-2.3) |
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| 6. Digital confidence | 3.4 | Yes, 129 | 3.6 (3.3-4.0) | .02 | Yes, 225 | 3.5 (3.3-4.0) | <.001 |
| No, 92 | 3.3 (2.8-4.0) |
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No, 8 | 1.7 (1.0-2.3) |
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| 7. Digital incentives | 3.5 | Yes, 133 | 3.6 (3.3-4.0) | .005 | Yes, 230 | 3.5 (3.0-4.0) | <.001 |
| No, 93 | 3.3 (2.8-4.0) |
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No, 8 | 2.0 (1.3-2.8) |
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aeHLA: eHealth literacy assessment.
bIQR: interquartile range.