Lucila Rey?Ares|FA Augustovski|V Irazola|Osvaldo Ulises Garay|Óscar Gianneo|Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández|María de los Ángeles Paz Morales
Health Literacy and Self-Reported Health Status Using the Eq-5d-5l: An Exploratory Analysis
Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria|Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria|University of Buenos Aires|Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria|Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria
describe health literacy hl uruguayan general population relation selfreported health status part ongoing uruguayan eq5d5l valuation study included short assessment health literacyspanish questionnaire sahls previously validated instrument evaluates hl 18 items combining word recognition comprehension low hl defined identifying 14 correct items included participants valid salhs responses complete sociodemographic characteristics selfreported health status eq5d5l report previous experience illness preliminary analysis describes sociodemographic characteristics hl selfreported health status explores independent association eq visual analogue scale vas score hl using standard linear regression 773 participants 602 women mean age 4202 years sd 1551 vas mean 7934 ds 1639 529 participants least one limitation eq5d domains 759 experience illness 51 caring others educational attainment ea distribution 172 primary 523 secondary 305 tertiary higher education low hl present 398 population bivariate analysis aging low hl associated poorer vas scores coef 0276 p0000 coef 3028 p0012 higher vas scores observed higher ea coef 2832 p0001 multiple regression shows hl related vas independently age association loses statistical significance becoming borderline adjusting ea experience caring others coef 193 p0098 hl recently developed construct combines formal education acquired knowledge related health first study describes hl uruguay shows associated selfreported health studies needed explore potential value added standard educational level measurement