Table 5.

Comfort with Health Literacy Support by Years of Experience

Health Literacy Support	Years of Experience
	0–2 Years M (SD)	3–10 Years M (SD)	11–20 Years M (SD)	21–30 Years M (SD)	31–43 Years M (SD)
Identifying a patient or family member who has low health literacy	4.33 (1.16)	4.32 (1.89)	4.94 (1.48)	4.45 (2.21)	5.00 (1.87)
Assessing a patient’s health literacy level	5.67 (.58)	4.36 (2.08)	4.81 (1.52)	4.91 (2.34)	4.89 (1.54)
Teaching a goal to help the patient/family member improve self-care	3.00 (2.00)	3.68 (1.77)	3.31 (1.45)	3.36 (2.46)	4.78 (1.99)
Using the “teach back” method	2.33 (1.53)	3.00 (1.66)	2.62 (1.63)	2.82 (2.48)	3.56 (1.33)
Confirming that the patient/family member has adequate understanding	3.00 (1.00)	3.32 (1.35)	2.88 (1.67)	2.73 (2.49)	3.78 (1.72)
Acknowledging cultural differences	3.33 (2.08)	3.64 (1.82)	3.88 (1.89)	3.00 (2.19)	4.11 (2.26)
Inquiring about cultural preferences	3.67 (2.52)	4.20 (2.33)	4.19 (2.11)	3.27 (2.15)	3.78 (2.22)
Using a medically trained interpreter	2.33 (1.53)	2.80 (1.89)	2.25 (1.00)	3.18 (2.44)	2.44 (1.67)

Note. Rating Scale: 1=very comfortable to 10=very uncomfortable.