Differences in health literacy profiles of patients admitted to a public and a private hospital in Melbourne, Australia

Table 3 Summary of significant associations using effect sizes (ES) across both hospitals between lower Health Literacy Questionnaire scores and poorer health and/or health related behaviours

	Actively managing health	Social support for health	Active engagement with healthcare	Ability to find good health information	Understanding health information
Current smoker	Private ES 0.28 Public ES 0.27
Physical Activity < 2.5 h/week	Private ES 0.50 Public ES 0.27
Depression/ Anxiety		Private ES 0.27 Public ES 0.39	Private ES 0.15 Public ES 0.30
≥3 chronic conditions				Private ES 0.26 Public ES 0.25	Private ES 0.18 Public ES 0.20

*Effect size (ES) calculated using Cohen’s d for standardised difference in means. Interpretation of ES: *“small” ES > 0.20–0.50, **“medium” ES 0.50–0.80

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