Table 2.

Provider Ratings of Parent Health Literacy and Influence on Treatment Recommendations and How They Are Given, and Perception of Parent Ability to Carry Them Out

	Parent health literacy
	Inadequate n=19	Marginal n=80	Adequate n=178	p-Value
Changed recommendations	21.1%	48.8%	25.8%	0.001
Changed instruction method	97.7%	77.5%	61.2%	0.001
Ability to carry out treatment
Poor or fair	84%	53%	7%	<0.0001
Good	16%	35%	35%
Very good or excellent	0%	13%	57%