Table 1.
Participant information (N=24).
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||
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Female | 14 (58) |
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Male | 9 (38) |
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Nonbinary | 1 (4) |
| Racial group, n (%) | ||
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White | 9 (38) |
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Asian | 6 (25) |
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Chinese | 3 (13) |
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Arab | 2 (8) |
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Indian | 2 (8) |
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Black | 2 (8) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | ||
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High school | 2 (8) |
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Undergraduate degree | 14 (58) |
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Master’s degree | 8 (33) |
| Faculty, n (%) | ||
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Engineering | 8 (33) |
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Sciences | 6 (25) |
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Applied health sciences | 3 (13) |
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Environment | 3 (13) |
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Arts | 3 (13) |
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Mathematics | 1 (4) |
| Self-perceived health, n (%) | ||
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Excellent | 2 (8) |
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Very good | 13 (54) |
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Good | 5 (21) |
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Fair | 4 (17) |
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Poor | 0 (0) |
| Health literacy, mean (range) | ||
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Feeling understood by health care providersa | 2.92 (1.5-4.0) |
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Actively managing my healtha | 3.05 (1.8-4.0) |
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Ability to actively engage with health care providersb | 3.64 (2.6-4.6) |
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Ability to find good health informationb | 3.81 (1.8-5.0) |
| Symptom checker used, n (%) | ||
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WebMD | 11 (46) |
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Babylon Health | 13 (54) |
aMaximum possible average is 4.
bMaximum possible average is 5.