Rafael Herrera-Limones, Antonio Millán-Jiménez, Álvaro López-Escamilla, Miguel Torres-García
Health and Habitability in the Solar Decathlon University Competitions: Statistical Quantification and Real Influence on Comfort Conditions
International journal of environmental research and public health
reading skills important accessing health information using health care services managing ones health achieving desirable health outcomes objective assess diagnostic accuracy single item literacy screener sils identify limited reading ability one component health literacy measured stofhlacrosssectional interview 999 adults diabetes residing vermont bordering states participants randomly recruited primary care practices vermont diabetes information system june 2003december 2004 main outcome limited reading ability primary predictor silsof 999 persons screened 169 17 limited reading ability sensitivity sils detecting limited reading ability 54 95 ci 47 61 specificity 83 95 ci 81 86 area receiver operating characteristics curve roc 073 95 ci 069 078 seven hundred seventy 77 screened negative sils 692 subjects adequate reading skills negative predictive value 090 95 ci 088 092 229 scored positive sils 92 limited reading ability positive predictive value 04 95 ci 034 047the sils simple instrument designed identify patients limited reading ability need help reading healthrelated materials sils performs moderately well ruling limited reading ability adults allows providers target additional assessment health literacy skills need study use sils clinical settings diverse populations warranted