Table 3 Health Literacy Questionnaire scores across different patient groups in Nephrology
Parameters | Predialysis clinic n = 152 | In center hemodialysis n = 157 | Peritoneal dialysis n = 38 | Home hemodialysis n = 16 |
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HLQ scales, mean (±SD) | Range 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest) | |||
Domain 1 Feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers | 3.27 (±0.41) | 3.26 (±0.52) | 3.51 (±0.46) | 3.69 (±0.38) |
Domain 2 Having sufficient information to manage my health | 3.17 (±0.46) | 3.20 (±0.47) | 3.26 (±0.49) | 3.50 (±0.52) |
Domain 3 Actively managing my health | 3.09 (±0.43) | 3.16 (±0.43) | 3.15 (±0.43) | 3.38 (±0.27) |
Domain 4 Social support for health | 3.19 (±0.43) | 3.20 (±0.50) | 3.34 (±0.37) | 3.43 (±0.43) |
Domain 5 Appraisal of health information | 3.24 (±0.43) | 3.02 (±0.47) | 2.96 (±0.46) | 3.11 (±0.46) |
Range 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) | ||||
Domain 6 Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers | 4.00 (±0.58) | 3.98 (±0.62) | 4.09 (±0.57) | 4.28 (±0.61) |
Domain 7 Navigating the healthcare system | 3.90 (±0.62) | 3.90 (±0.62) | 3.92 (±0.57) | 4.05 (±0.53) |
Domain 8 Ability to find good health information | 3.91 (±0.68) | 3.87 (±0.60) | 3.79 (±0.53) | 4.19 (±0.46) |
Domain 9 Understand health information well enough to know what to do | 3.90 (±0.66) | 4.07 (±0.62) | 4.19 (±0.58) | 4.46 (±0.45) |