Table 1 The descriptive results of demographic variables and health literacy
Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (range: 65–93) | 74.03 (7.02) | |||
Gender (% of male) | 39.9% | |||
Education | ||||
Primary education or below | 67.8% | |||
Secondary education or above | 32.2% | |||
Competence domain | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) per item (range:1–4) | ||
Health care | Finding information | 4 | 10.46 (2.72) | 2.62 (0.68) |
Understanding information | 4 | 10.67 (2.64) | 2.67 (0.66) | |
Evaluating information | 4 | 9.26 (2.97) | 2.31 (0.74) | |
Applying information | 4 | 12.03 (2.56) | 3.01 (0.64) | |
Total (range: 16–64) | 16 | 42.11 (9.74) | 2.63 (0.61) | |
Disease prevention | Finding information | 4 | 9.89 (2.89) | 2.47 (0.72) |
Understanding information | 3 | 8.25 (2.18) | 2.75 (0.73) | |
Evaluating information | 5 | 12.16 (3.68) | 2.43 (0.75) | |
Applying information | 3 | 8.01 (2.06) | 2.67 (0.69) | |
Total (range: 15–60) | 15 | 38.23 (10.22) | 2.55 (0.68) | |
Health promotion | Finding information | 5 | 12.57 (3.43) | 2.52 (0.69) |
Understanding information | 4 | 10.13 (2.55) | 2.53 (0.64) | |
Evaluating information | 3 | 8.03 (2.28) | 2.68 (0.76) | |
Applying information | 4 | 10.67 (2.70) | 2.67 (0.67) | |
Total (range: 16–64) | 16 | 41.87 (10.32) | 2.62 (0.65) | |