Research Article
The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Behaviour in People with Diabetes: A Danish Population-Based Study
Table 2
Response distribution and missing values for each item of the two health literacy scales.
| | | Very easy (%) | Easy (%) | Difficult (%) | Very difficult (%) | Item missing (%) |
| | Understanding health information well enough to know what to do | | | | | | | Confidently fill in medical forms in the correct way | 19.9 | 50.6 | 16.3 | 5.8 | 7.4 | | Accurately follow the instructions from healthcare providers | 17.0 | 51.8 | 20.2 | 2.9 | 8.2 | | Read and understand written health information | 19.1 | 53.6 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 6.8 | | Read and understand all the information on medication labels | 16.9 | 49.7 | 20.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | | Understand what healthcare providers are asking you to do | 19.8 | 59.8 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 7.0 | | Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers | | | | | | | Make sure that healthcare providers understand your problems properly | 20.2 | 49.1 | 19.5 | 3.4 | 7.9 | | Feel able to discuss your health concerns with a healthcare provider | 23.3 | 53.8 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 6.4 | | Have good discussions about your health with doctors | 25.0 | 53.6 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 5.3 | | Discuss things with healthcare providers until you understand all you need to | 19.6 | 51.8 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 7.8 | | Ask healthcare providers questions to get the health information you need | 20.5 | 54.0 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
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