Table 3.
Timing of last dental visit and oral health functioning, by three health literacy assessments (n=914)
| Health literacy measure | Timing of last dental visit | Oral health functioning (GOHAI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More than one year ago or never | Less than one year ago | Unfavorable | Favorable | |
| Frequency (row percentage) | ||||
| Overall | 452 (49.5) | 462 (50.5) | 453 (49.6) | 461 (50.4) |
| Confidence filling out forms | ||||
| Low* | 66 (57.4) | 49 (42.6) | 81 (70.4) | 34 (29.6) |
| High† | 386 (48.3) | 413 (51.7) | 372 (46.6) | 427 (53.4) |
| REALM scores | ||||
| 0–44‡ | 12 (46.1) | 14 (53.9) | 21 (80.8) | 5 (19.2) |
| 45–60 | 80 (47.9) | 87 (52.1) | 92 (55.1) | 75 (44.9) |
| 61–66 | 360 (49.9) | 361 (50.1) | 340 (47.2) | 381 (52.8) |
| Short-TOFHLA scores | ||||
| 0–22¶ | 27 (49.1) | 28 (50.9) | 32 (58.2) | 23 (41.8) |
| 23–36 | 425 (49.5) | 434 (50.5) | 421 (49.0) | 438 (51.0) |
Note: Statistically significant associations (P<0.05) listed in bold
Low = “Somewhat”, “A little bit”, and “Not at all”
†
High = “Quite a bit” and “Extremely”
‡
Two lowest categories of REALM scores combined due to small cell size
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Two lowest categories of Short-TOFHLA scores combined due to small cell size