Table 2.
Construct, convergent, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects of Coronavirus-related health literacy (n = 387).
| HLS-COVID-Q22 | |
|---|---|
| Factor loading values * | Component 1 |
| 1. find information about the coronavirus on the internet? | 0.57 |
| 2. find information on the internet about protective behaviors that can help to prevent infection with the coronavirus? | 0.66 |
| 3. find information in newspapers, magazines and on TV about behaviors that can help to prevent infection with the corona-virus? | 0.64 |
| 4. find out information how to recognize if I am likely to be infected with the coronavirus? | 0.72 |
| 5. find information on how to find professional help in case of coronavirus infection? | 0.78 |
| 6. find information on how I much I am at risk for infection with coronavirus? | 0.75 |
| 7. understand your doctor’s, pharmacist’s or nurse’s instructions on protective measures against coronavirus infection? | 0.71 |
| 8. understand recommendations of authorities regarding protective measures against coronavirus infection? | 0.67 |
| 9. understand advice from family members or friends regarding protective measures against coronavirus infection? | 0.76 |
| 10. understand information in the media on how to protect myself against coronavirus infection? | 0.72 |
| 11. understand risks of the coronavirus that I find on the internet? | 0.77 |
| 12. understand risks of the coronavirus that I find in newspapers, magazines or on TV? | 0.77 |
| 13. judge if information on coronavirus and the coronavirus epidemic in the media is reliable? | 0.73 |
| 14. judge which behaviors are associated with higher risk of coronavirus infection? | 0.77 |
| 15. judge what protective measures you can apply to prevent a coronavirus infection? | 0.81 |
| 16. judge how much I am at risk for a coronavirus infection? | 0.72 |
| 17. judge if I have been infected with coronavirus? | 0.60 |
| 18. decide how you can protect yourself from coronavirus infection based on information in the media? | 0.76 |
| 19. follow instructions from your doctor or pharmacist regarding how to handle the coronavirus situation? | 0.73 |
| 20. use information the doctor gives you to decide how to handle an infection with coronavirus? | 0.73 |
| 21. use media information to decide how to handle an infection with coronavirus? | 0.77 |
| 22. to behave in a way to avoid infecting others? | 0.73 |
| Percentage of variance, % | 52.3% |
| Item-scale convergent validity, mean of Rho (range) | 0.72 (0.60–0.79) |
| Internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha | 0.96 |
| Floor effects, % | 0.00 |
| Ceiling effect, % | 5.90 |
Abbreviations: HLS-COVID-Q22, coronavirus-related health literacy; Rho, Spearman’s correlation coefficient. * Principal component analysis using Promax rotation method.