Deena J. Chisolm|Madhurima Sarkar|Kelly J. Kelleher|Lee Sanders
Predictors of Health Literacy and Numeracy Concordance Among Adolescents With Special Health Care Needs and Their Parents
Nationwide Children's Hospital|The Ohio State University|Nationwide Children's Hospital|Nationwide Children's Hospital|The Ohio State University|Stanford University
parent teen health literacies hls employed teens chronic illnesses transition health selfmanagement adult health system study explores relationships parent teen hl teens ages 1218 chronic conditions parents sampled pediatric medicaid accountable care organization completed interview assessing hl selfreported competence written numerical health information rates teen parent hl degree concordance relationship concordance teenreported competence health materials measured half 52 teens adequate hl 62 teens reported competence written health materials 69 reported competence numerical information correlation parent teen hl modest significant 013 p 03 47 parentteen dyads concordant adequate hl 10 concordant inadequate hl adequate teen hl associated parental adequate hl parental education discordance associated selfreported competence written material numerical material half parentteen dyads least 1 member less adequate hl parentteen hl concordance associated teen perception hl findings support consideration independent dyad hl levels adolescent care