Table 1.

Correlations between two health literacy measures and perception of website quality/choice of depression treatment.a

	Objective, performance-based measure (NVS)b, n=362		Subjective, perception-based measure (eHEALS)c, n=362
	r	P value	r	P value
Perception of high-quality website	0.02	.78	0.14	.009
Perception of low-quality website	–0.14	.006	–0.08	.13
Treatment preferences	0.12	.007	0.01	.81

^aHigh numbers indicate high health literacy, positive perception, and beneficial preferences for treatment.

^bNVS: Newest Vital Sign.

^ceHEALS: eHealth Literacy Scale.