Table 2.
Candidate items for the Health Literacy composite score
| Item | Source | Final status |
|---|---|---|
| Medication name | OTDL | dropped due to 96% correct response |
| Days supply of medication | OTDL | included |
| Medication side effects | OTDL | included |
| Medication dose 1 | OTDL | included |
| Medication frequency | OTDL | included |
| When to consult a doctor | OTDL | included |
| Reporting insurance coverage | OTDL | included |
| Anesthesia complications 1 | OTDL | dropped due to higher correlation with Anesthesia complications 2 than with the health literacy factor |
| Anesthesia complications 2 | OTDL | included |
| Health history form 1 | EPT | included |
| Health history form 2 | EPT | included |
| Medication dose 2 | EPT | included |
| Contraindications | EPT | included |
| Medical bill 1 | EPT | included |
| Medical bill 2 | EPT | included |
| Food label - sodium | EPT | included |
| Food label - calories | EPT | included |
| Time reading directions 1 | TIADL | included |
| Time reading directions 2 | TIADL | included |
Notes: EPT = Everyday Problems Test; OTDL = Observations Tasks of Daily Living; TIADL = Timed Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.