TABLE 3.
Primary outcome measure by literacy – both mammogram and FOBT completed within 12 months
| Study arm, n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy levela | All patients, n (%) | Enhanced-care | Education-alone | Nurse-support | P a |
| Limitedb | 355 | 123 | 61 | 171 | |
| Both completed | 101 (28) | 36 (29.3) | 14 (23.0) | 51 (29.8) | .60 |
| Adequatec | 389 | 87 | 163 | 139 | |
| Both completed | 131 (34) | 23 (26.4) | 39 (23.9) | 69 (49.6) | .03d |
Assessed with the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM, 0-66; ≤60 = limited, 61-66 = adequate).
a
All P values are from multivariate analyses controlling for age (in years) and race (black vs white and Hispanic).
b
Reading level at 8th grade or lower.
c
Reading level at 9th grade or higher.
d
P = .024, nurse-support vs education-alone.