Table 3. Effect of Perception of Patient-Provider Communication on the Association between Numeracy and CRC Screening (OR, Adjusted†, 95% CI and p-values for interaction between numeracy and communication).
| CRC Screening (Weighted % Reported) | Communication Item | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 1 Responsea | Item 2 Responseb | Item 3 Responsec | Item 4 Responsed | |||||
| Always | Not Always | Always | Not Always | Always | Not Always | Always | Not Always | |
| CRC Screening Up-to-Date (51.3) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| High Subjective Numeracy (53.4) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Low Subjective Numeracy (47.8) | 1.01 (0.78-1.31) | 0.71 (0.53-0.95)* | 1.14 (0.85-1.51) | 0.67 (0.52-0.87)* | 1.0 (0.77-1.30) | 0.72 (0.54-0.95)* | 0.51 (0.31-0.83)* | 0.68 (0.38-1.19) |
| p-value, interaction | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.13 | 0.28 | ||||
| CRC Screening Up-to-Date (55.6) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| High Objective Numeracy (58.5) | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Low Objective Numeracy (45.7) | 0.52 (0.30-0.89)* | 0.68 (0.35-1.35) | 0.51 (0.24-1.10) | 0.66 (0.36-1.21) | 0.55 (0.30-0.99)* | 0.63 (0.35-1.16) | 0.51 (0.28-0.92)* | 0.65 (0.33-1.27) |
| p-value, interaction | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.16 | 0.17 | ||||
a
Item 1: How often did doctors, nurses or other health professionals give you the chance to ask all the health-related questions you had?
b
Item 2: How often did doctors, nurses or other health professionals give the attention you needed to your feelings and emotions?
c
Item 3: How often did they involve you in decisions as much as you wanted?
d
Item 4: How often did they make sure you understood the things you needed to do to take care of your health?
†
Adjusted for Age, Gender, Race, Income, Education and Health Insurance
*
p< 0.05