V. Stagliano|Lorraine S. Wallace
Brief Health Literacy Screening Items Predict Newest Vital Sign Scores
The Ohio State University|The Ohio State University
h3backgroundh3 numeracy important understudied component health literacy hl purpose study examine predictive ability established general hl numeracy screening items estimating newest vital sign nvs scores h3methodsh3 studied 241 adults attending primary care clinics midwestern united states demographic items hl screening questions nvs administered patients determine accuracy hl numeracy screening items area receiver operating characteristic auroc curves determined screening item using nvs scores reference standard h3resultsh3 patients9 mean age 461 163 years 710 female 534 african american 75 less high school education 444 insured medicaidmedicare mean nvs score 37 20 178 classified inadequate hlnumeracy nvs score 0 1 hl screening item confident filling medical forms best predictor limited auroc 083 95 confidence interval ci 076089 limitedmarginal auroc 079 95 ci 073085 nvs scores numeracy screening item general easy hard find understand medical statistics best predictor limited auroc 083 95 ci 076089 limitedmarginal auroc 078 95 ci 072084 nvs scores h3conclusionh3 brief hl numeracy screening items useful quickly estimating nvs scores among englishspeaking primary care clinic populations