Examining the relationship between health literacy and quality of life: evidence from older people admitted to the hospital

Table 3 Correlation between older people’ HL and QOL

							Total HL
QOL	Dimension	Access	Reading Skills	Comprehension	Assessment	Decision-Making and Behavior	Total HL
	Physical Health	r=0.442 p<0.001	r=0.455 p=0.001	r=0.492 p<0.001	r=0.429 p=0.001	r=0.475 p<0.001	r=0.457 p<0.001
	Psychological Health	r=0.459 p<0.001	r=0.444 p=0.001	r=0.506 p<0.001	r=0.431 p=0.002	r=0.453 p<0.001	r=0.486 p<0.001
	Social Relations	r=0.383 p=0.001	r=0.371 p=0.002	r=0.394 p<0.001	r=0.351 p=0.003	r=0.389 p<0.001	r=0.379 p=0.001
	Living Environment	r=0.259 p=0.002	r=0.253 p=0.002	r=0.282 p=0.001	r=0.221 p=0.004	r=0.271 p=0.001	r=0.247 p=0.003
Total QOL		r=0.384 p<0.001	r=0.372 p=0.001	r=0.411 p<0.001	r=0.369 p=0.002	r=0.395 p<0.001	r = 0.388 p _< 0.001

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