K K Davison, N Kitos, A Aftosmes-Tobio, T Ash, A Agaronov, M Sepulveda, J Haines
The forgotten parent: Fathers' representation in family interventions to prevent childhood obesity
Preventive medicine
investigate health literacy hl digital health literacy ehl among patients hospitalised surgical medical wards using cluster analysis approach crosssectional study using wards hierarchical clustering method measure cluster adequacy evaluating distances cluster centroids measure cohesion different distances produced different cluster solutions study conducted norwegian university hospital total 260 hospitalised patients enrolled 24 may 6 june 2021 data collected selfreported questionnaires data hl ehl collected health literacy questionnaire hlq ehealth literacy questionnaire ehlq also collected data background characteristics health status patient diagnosis found six hlq clusters best solution sample identifying substantial diversity hl strengths challenges two clusters representing 21 total sample reported lowest hlq scores eight nine hlq domains compared clusters two contained highest number women well patients highest mean age low level education lowest proportion employed one clusters also represented patients lowest health status score identified six ehl clusters two represented 31 total sample lowest ehlq scores five seven ehlq domains background characteristics comparable patients lowscoring hlq clusters study provides new nuanced knowledge hl ehl profiles different clusters patients hospitalised surgical medical wards data healthcare professionals take account vulnerable patients hl needs tailor information communication accordingly