Associations between health literacy proficiencies and health-related quality of life and GP visits among young people in Norway: a population-based cross-sectional study
Objectives Despite globally increased attention from policymakers and being recognised as a critical determinant of health, health literacy (HL) research in young people (YP) remains limited. This study aims to describe HL in YP across person factors and explore the associations between HL and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the number of visits to general practitioners (GP visits). Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Population-based data collection applying country representative strata in Norway. Participants 890 participants aged 16–25 years. Primary and secondary measures Rasch modelling and Wright’s method were used to identify statistically distinct levels of HL proficiency. Multiple linear regression and negative binomial regression models were applied to explore the associations between HL and HRQoL, and between HL and GP visits, respectively. Results Among YP, HL was statistically significantly associated with HRQoL and the number of GP visits, when adjusting for
