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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2021 May 2;69(4):622–628. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.03.023

Table 2.

Transition Readiness and Health Utilization by Health Literacy

Teen Health Literacy
Overall n=417 n (%) or M (SD) Not Adequate n=137 n (%) or M (SD) Adequate n=280 n (%) or M (SD) p-valuea
Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ)
 Average TRAQ overall score (range 1–5) 3.4 (0.7) 3.2 (0.7) 3.6 (0.7) <0.0001
 Average TRAQ Medication Management score (range 1–5) 3.8 (1.0) 3.5 (1.0) 3.9 (1.0) 0.0019
 Average TRAQ Appointment Keeping (range 1–5) 3.0 (1.0) 2.8 (1.0) 3.1 (1.0) 0.0014
 Average TRAQ Tracking Health Issues (range 1–5) 2.7 (1.0) 2.4 (0.9) 2.8 (1.0) 0.0005
 Average TRAQ Talking with Providers (range 1–5) 4.6 (0.8) 4.3 (0.9) 4.7 (0.6) <0.0001
 Average TRAQ Managing Daily Activities (range 1–5) 4.3 (0.8) 4.1 (0.9) 4.4 (0.7) <0.0001
Health Care Utilization
 Proportion with any Well-Check 190 (45.6) 60 (43.8) 130 (46.4) 0.612
 Proportion with any EDb Visit 196 (47.0)