From: Health literacy and health outcomes in patients with low back pain: a scoping review
HL measure | Functional HL | Communicative HL | Critical HL |
---|---|---|---|
Short-form Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) | YES | NO | NO |
Health Literacy Measurement Scale (HeLMS) | YES | YES | YES |
Low Back Pain Knowledge Questionnaire | YES | NO | NO |
Newest Vital Sign (NVS) | YES × 3 | NO | NO |
Health Literacy Assessment (HLA) | YES | NO | NO |
“How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself?” screening question | YES | NO | NO |
“Never heard of it/Do not know much about it” questions from the NHIS (National Health Interview Survey) | YES | NO | NO |
HELP questionnaire (health education literacy of patients with chronic musculoskeletal diseases) | YES | YES | YES |
3 screening questions from Brief Questions to Identify Patients with Inadequate Health Literacy | YES | NO | NO |
Number of studies—HL component assessed (%) | 11 (73.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (13.3%) |