Table 2.
Demographics of the respondents with a valid eHEALS sum score (n=323) and the test-retest group (n=35).
| Characteristics | All | Test-retest group | |||
| Biological sex, n (%)a |
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Man | 160 (50) | 21 (60) | ||
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Woman | 160 (50) | 14 (40) | ||
| Age in years |
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Mean (SD) | 49.2 (21.5) | 44.4 (12.2) | ||
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Range | 19-94 | 26-89 | ||
| Highest education level, n (%) |
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1-6 years | 4 (1) | 1 (3) | ||
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7-9 years | 24 (8) | 2 (6) | ||
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10-12 years | 149 (47) | 4 (11) | ||
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Graduated from university | 143 (45) | 28 (80) | ||
| General self-perceived health, n (%) |
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Very poor | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
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Poor | 8 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
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Fair | 38 (12) | 1 (1) | ||
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Good | 197 (61) | 25 (71) | ||
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Very good | 80 (25) | 8 (23) | ||
| HLS-EU-Q16b, n (%) |
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Inadequate | 20 (6) | 2 (6) | ||
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Problematic | 72 (22) | 4 (12) | ||
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Sufficient | 231 (72) | 27 (82) | ||
| Sw-eHEALSc |
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Mean (SD) | 29.3 (6.2) | 31.2 (33.0) | ||
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Range | 8-40 | 12-40 | ||
| Frequency of internet use, n (%) |
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Almost never | 8 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
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Less than 1 day a week | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
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Around 1 day a week | 8 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
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Several days a week | 22 (7) | 2 (6) | ||
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Almost every day | 284 (88) | 31 (89) | ||
| Usability of the internet, n (%) |
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Not useful at all | 12 (4) | 1 (3) | ||
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Not useful | 12 (4) | 2 (6) | ||
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Unsure | 52 (16) | 1 (3) | ||
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Useful | 171 (54) | 17 (49) | ||
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More useful | 72 (23) | 14 (40) | ||
| Importance of the internet, n (%) |
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Not important at all | 11 (3) | 1 (3) | ||
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Not important | 16 (5) | 3 (9) | ||
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Unsure | 43 (13) | 2 (6) | ||
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Important | 137 (43) | 15 (43) | ||
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Very important | 113 (35) | 14 (40) | ||
aMissing n=3.
bHLS-EU-Q16: Health Literacy Survey European Questionnaire, 16-item.
cSw-eHEALS: eHealth Literacy Scale.