Table 1

Summary of the content of the two types of questionnaires that will be used in the study

Questionnaire sectionsQuestionnaire type IQuestionnaire type II
General sectionXX
Health literacy measurements
NVS-ITXX
 The three-item BHLSX
Two subjective numeracy itemsX
 HLS-EU-Q16 and HLS-EU-Q6X
 Health outcome variablesXX
  • BHLS, Brief Health Literacy Screener; HLS-EU-Q6, short-short form of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire; HLS-EU-Q16, short form of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire; NVS-IT, Italian version of the Newest Vital Sign.