Table 2.
Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) Domain Score Changes (n = 316). Higher values indicate greater understanding or ability.
| HLQ Domain (Range) | Pre-intervention Mean (SD) | Post-intervention Mean (SD) | Mean Score Change (SD) | 95%CI | Effect Sizes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers (4–16) | 11.95 (2.23) |
12.62 (1.89) |
0.67 (2.16) |
(0.43, 0.91) | 0.32 |
| 2. Having sufficient information to manage my health (4–16) | 11.17 (2.31) |
12.45 (2.12) |
1.28 (2.50) |
(1.00, 1.55) | 0.58 |
| 3. Actively managing my health (4–20) | 15.06 (2.53) |
16.19 (2.19) |
1.13 (2.59) |
(0.84, 1.42) | 0.48 |
| 4. Social support for health (4–20) | 14.70 (2.75) |
15.53 (2.45) |
0.84 (2.81) |
(0.52, 1.15) | 0.32 |
| 5. Appraisal of health information (4–20) | 14.51 (2.33) |
15.67 (2.29) |
1.16 (2.66) |
(0.87, 1.46) | 0.50 |
| 6. Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers (5–25) | 17.36 (4.03) |
18.79 (3.69) |
1.43 (3.76) |
(1.01, 1.84) | 0.37 |
| 7. Navigating the healthcare system (6–30) | 19.87 (4.84) |
22.22 (4.55) |
2.35 (4.68) |
(1.83, 2.87) | 0.50 |
| 8. Ability to find good health information (5–25) | 16.39 (4.01) |
18.37 (3.82) |
1.99 (3.83) |
(1.56, 2.41) | 0.51 |
| 9. Understand health information well enough to know what to do (5–25) | 17.16 (3.93) |
18.71 (3.93) |
1.55 (3.73) |
(1.14, 1.96) | 0.39 |