Table 1.
Results of HLS-EU-Q16 scores in the total sample and by type of degree.
| Item HLS-EU-Q16 | Total Sample N: 219 | Nursing Students N: 52 | Social Work Students N: 141 | Primary Education Students N: 13 | Special Education Students N:13 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | —find information on treatments or illnesses that concern you? | 2.9 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.5) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.7) | 0.004 |
| 2 | —find out where to get professional help when you are ill? | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3 (0.9) | 2.8 (0.5) | 0.179 |
| 3 | —understand what the doctor says to you? | 2.8 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.7) | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | 0.000 |
| 4 | —understand your doctor’s or pharmacist’s instructions on how to take a prescribed medicine? | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | 3.5 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.6) | 0.002 |
| 5 | —judge when you need to get a second opinion from your doctor? | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.2 (1) | 2 (0.8) | 0.002 |
| 6 | —use information the doctor gives you to make decisions about your illness? | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.4) | 0.003 |
| 7 | —follow instructions from your doctor or pharmacist? | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3 (0.7) | 0.031 |
| 8 | —find information on how to manage mental health problems like stress or depression? | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) | 1.8 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.7) | 0.012 |
| 9 | —understand health warnings about behaviour such as smoking, low physical activity and drinking too much? | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3 (0.8) | 3.3 (0.4) | 0.013 |
| 10 | —understand why you need health screenings? | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.5) | 0.123 |
| 11 | —judge if the information on health risks in the media is reliable? | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.5) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.5) | 0.000 |
| 12 | —decide how you can protect yourself from illness based on information in the media? | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.4 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | 0.007 |
| 13 | —find out what activities are good for your mental well-being? | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.8) | 3 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.6) | 0.022 |
| 14 | —understand advice on health from family members or friends | 2.9 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.6) | 3.2 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.4) | 0.000 |
| 15 | —understand information in the media on how to get healthier? | 2.8 (0.7) | 3 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.6 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.6) | 0.062 |
| 16 | —judge which everyday behaviour is related to your health? | 2.9 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.7) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.7) | 0.002 |
Note: Test ANOVA. The descriptive variables (mean and standard deviation in brackets) are shown with the degree of perceived difficulty in each situation proposed in the survey (very difficult = 1, difficult = 2, easy = 3 and very easy = 4.).