Hannelore Storms|Nerée Claes|Bert Aertgeerts|Stephan Van den Broucke
Measuring health literacy among low literate people: an exploratory feasibility study with the HLS-EU questionnaire
Hasselt University|Hasselt University|KU Leuven|UCLouvain
health literacy hl defined necessary competencies make wellinformed decisions patients decision making key element patientcentered health care insight patients hl might help healthcare professionals organize care accordingly particularly true people vulnerable situation potentially limited hl instance greater risk limited access care 1 2 hl correlates education instruments allow inclusion low literate people end relatively new instrument hlseuq47 subjected comprehensibility test shorter version hlseuq16 therefore goal study examine feasibility hlseuq16 dutch use population people low literacypurposive sampling adults low yearly income 1696547 limited education maximum high school dutch language proficiency exclusion criteria psychiatric neurodegenerative diseases impairments determine suitability length comprehension layout participants randomly distributed either hlseuq16 modified version interviewed directly afterwards one researcher determine feasibility qualitative approach chosen cognitive interviews carried using verbal probing techniquethirteen participants completed hlseuq16 n 7 modified version n 6 questions disease prevention appraisal information frequently reported incomprehensible difficulties attributed vocabulary sentence structure decision process abstraction distinguishing appraising applying information indecisive appropriate responsehlseuq16 suitable instrument determine hl people limited literacy however facilitate use interpretation questions would benefit minor adjustments simplifying wording providing explanatory contextual information