Table 5.
Mean Performance Scores on Standard Health Literacy Measures of Deaf/HH and Hearing Adolescents as a Function of Interactive and Critical Health Literacy Skills and Experiences Adjusted for Age, Grade, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Childhood Socioeconomic Status
| Hearing Status | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D/HH | Hearing | ||||||||
| Interactive and Critical Health Literacy Skills and Experiences |
Level | N | HLSI Adj. M (SE) |
S- TOFHLA Adj. M (SE) |
CHDKQ Adj. M (SE) |
N | HLSI Adj. M (SE) |
S- TOFHLA Adj. M (SE) |
CHDKQ Adj. M (SE) |
| Frequency of family discussions about family medical history |
Never to Sometimes |
86 | 5.02a (.27) |
27.14b (.88) |
36.96 (2.30) |
82 | 7.74 (.38) |
33.79 (.44) |
52.04 (4.21) |
| Often to Very Often |
6 | 7.04a (1.00) |
34.28b (3.19) |
34.30 (8.35) |
9 | 7.54 (.64) |
33.89 (.76) |
44.06 (7.44) |
|
| Ease of creating a healthy environment for self |
Easy | 37 | 4.81 (.34) |
27.05 (1.18) |
35.11 (2.89) |
56 | 7.62 (0.43) |
33.74 (0.52) |
51.36 (4.99) |
| Hard | 50 | 5.48 (.36) |
27.48 (1.24) |
40.90 (3.03) |
35 | 7.81 (0.40) |
33.81 (0.46) |
52.40 (4.44) |
|
| Ease of deciding truth of printed health information |
Hard | 60 | 4.83c (.31) |
26.47 (1.07) |
35.02d (2.61) |
58 | 7.57 (0.46) |
33.75 (0.51) |
50.76 (4.81) |
| Easy | 27 | 5.74c (.41) |
28.83 (1.41) |
43.50d (3.44) |
32 | 7.6 (0.45) |
33.8 (0.53) |
55.27 (5.09) |
|
| Ease of deciding truth of health information from other people |
Hard | 68 | 5.13 (.28) |
27.02 (0.98) |
36.22aa (2.32) |
59 | 7.62 (0.41) |
33.48 (0.5) |
47.12 (4.75) |
| Easy | 18 | 5.09 (.60) |
28.88 (2.08) |
49.65aa (4.93) |
32 | 7.98 (0.43) |
33.6 (0.52) |
53.45 (4.97) |
|
| Ease of deciding which foods are healthy |
Hard | 23 | 4.47! (.45) |
27.02 (1.57) |
28.20bb (3.62) |
16 | 7.65 (0.48) |
32.81e (.59) |
52.09 (5.66) |
| Easy | 64 | 5.42! (.31) |
27.39 (1.08) |
42.00bb (2.50) |
75 | 7.78 (0.40) |
34.06e (0.44) |
52.05 (4.39) |
|
| Ease of deciding amount of exercise |
Hard | 34 | 4.32cc (.36) |
26.35 (1.31) |
31.92dd (3.09) |
29 | 7.76 (0.41) |
33.13f (.49) |
46.77g (4.80) |
| Easy | 52 | 5.74cc (.31) |
27.95 (1.15) |
42.20dd (2.72) |
61 | 7.72 (0.4) |
34.17f (0.45) |
55.25g (4.41) |
|
| Ease of deciding when to talk to doctor about family medical history |
Hard | 47 | 4.88 (.34) |
26.19 (1.15) |
34.20h (2.81) |
90 | 7.87 (0.41) |
33.77 (0.47) |
50.17 (4.51) |
| Easy | 38 | 5.45 (.38) |
28.45 (1.28) |
42.10h (3.12) |
86 | 7.62 (0.41) |
33.8 (0.49) |
54.46 (4.68) |
|
| Frequency of events that make you think about health |
Never to Sometimes |
54 | 5.17 (.34) |
27.66 (1.12) |
37.14 (2.78) |
60 | 7.68 (0.38) |
33.81 (0.37) |
50.99 (4.11) |
| Often to Very Often |
31 | 5.26 (.45) |
26.66 (1.48) |
39.34 (3.68) |
29 | 7.86 (0.45) |
33.46 (0.46) |
53.98 (4.99) |
|
| Ease of deciding when to see a doctor |
Hard | 41 | 4.65! (.38) |
25.56ee (1.21) |
33.47i (3.23) |
24 | 7.72 (0.56) |
34.33 (0.54) |
43.65! (6.11) |
| Easy | 41 | 5.49! (.36) |
29.69ee (1.13) |
41.38i (3.01) |
65 | 7.86 (0.45) |
34.91 (0.42) |
51.02! (4.75) |
|
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p<.1; paired single superscript letters (e.g., a through i) denote significant differences between pairs of means at the .05 level; paired double superscript letters (e.g., aa through ee) denote significant differences between pairs of means at the .01 level.