Table 5.

European Health Literacy Short Scale (HLS-EU-Q16) Matrix Items (parents, T0 and T1).

No.	Item	T0			T1
		Very or Fairly Difficult 1	Very or Fairly Easy 1	N	Very or Fairly Difficult 1	Very or Fairly Easy 1	N
1	Find information on treatments of illnesses that concern you?	24.0%	76.0%	3813	21.8%	78.2%	2425
2	Find out where to get professional help when you are ill?	20.5%	79.5%	3882	19.1%	80.9%	2475
3	Understand what your doctor says to you?	15.0%	85.0%	3920	14.1%	85.9%	2497
4	Understand your doctor’s or pharmacist’s instruction on how to take a prescribed medicine?	3.6%	96.4%	3943	4.0%	96.0%	2495
5	Judge when you may need to get a second opinion from another doctor?	36.4%	63.6%	3887	33.7%	66.3%	2467
6	Use information the doctor gives you to make decisions about your illness?	27.1%	72.9%	3853	24.3%	75.7%	2442
7	Follow instructions from your doctor or pharmacist?	4.8%	95.2%	3921	4.1%	95.9%	2513
8	Find information on how to manage mental health problems like stress or depression?	41.3%	58.7%	3731	40.1%	59.9%	2384
9	Understand health warnings about behavior such as smoking, low physical activity and drinking too much?	9.2%	90.8%	3849	7.8%	92.2%	2452
10	Understand why you need health screenings?	5.7%	94.3%	3895	4.5%	95.5%	2484
11	Judge if the information on health risks in the media is reliable?	50.2%	49.8%	3854	44.0%	56.0%	2453
12	Decide how you can protect yourself from illness based on information in the media?	39.7%	60.3%	3845	35.0%	65.0%	2457
13	Find out about activities that are good for your mental well-being?	31.5%	68.5%	3781	29.3%	70.7%	2410
14	Understand advice on health from family members or friends?	11.6%	88.4%	3849	11.0%	89.0%	2438
15	Understand information in the media on how to get healthier?	21.1%	78.9%	3827	18.9%	81.1%	2432
16	Judge which everyday behavior is related to your health?	17.3%	82.7%	3845	16.3%	83.7%	2429

¹ On a Scale from Very Easy to Very Difficult, how Easy would you Say it is to: …