Comparison of demographics and outcomes by health literacy proficiency
| Inadequate health literacy n=38 (40.0%) | Adequate health literacy n=56 (59.6%) | P value | |
| Age, 60+ | 15 (39.5%) | 8 (14.3%) | 0.005 |
| Length of stay | 3.5 (2.0–6.0) | 3.5 (2.0–5.0) | 0.630 |
| Sex, male | 18 (47.4%) | 25 (44.6%) | 0.795 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | 0.120 | ||
| White | 19 (38.8) | 30 (61.2) | |
| Hispanic | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) | |
| Black | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | |
| Education (%) | 0.192 | ||
| Less than high school | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | |
| High school | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | |
| Some college | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | |
| 4-year college degree | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | |
| Graduate school | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | |
| Education, years | 12.9±2.1 | 13.9±2.8 | 0.044 |
| Payer (%) | 0.008 | ||
| Commercial | 8 (21.1) | 27 (48.2) | |
| Government | 30 (78.9) | 29 (51.8) | |
| Diagnostic-related group weight | 1.8±1.6 | 1.8±1.5 | 0.822 |
| Trauma admission (vs. emergency surgery) | 15 (39.5%) | 20 (35.7%) | 0.711 |
| IPC domains (% max score of 5) | |||
| Lack of clarity | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.395* |
| Elicited concerns, responded | 19 (59.4) | 21 (56.8) | 0.826 |
| Explained results | 22 (62.9) | 29 (61.7) | 0.915 |
| Decided together | 14 (38.9) | 16 (34.0) | 0.649 |
| Compassionate, respectful | 21 (55.3) | 29 (51.8) | 0.740 |
| Discriminated based on race | 1 (2.6) | 1 (1.8) | 1.000* |
| Disrespectful staff | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0.404* |
| Revised Trauma Quality of Life domains | |||
| Emotional well-being | 3.5±1.0 | 3.7±0.8 | 0.407 |
| Functional engagement | 4.0±1.3 | 3.9±0.0 | 0.800 |
| Physical well-being | 3.2±0.5 | 3.1±0.4 | 0.157 |
*Fisher’s exact test.
IPC, Interpersonal Processes of Care.