Table 2. Inpatient portal use metrics (frequency of use and comprehensiveness of use) as a function of patient health literacy and numeracy.
| IPP frequency of use a |
IPP comprehensiveness of use a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | IRR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| I feel uncomfortable with health information that has a lot of numbers | ||||
| Strongly agree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly disagree | 1.13 b | 1.01, 1.28 | 1.27 | 0.83, 1.95 |
| I depend on numbers and statistics to help me make decisions about my health | ||||
| Strongly disagree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly agree | 1.01 | 0.89, 1.13 | 1.26 | 0.83, 1.91 |
| I know how to take my medications | ||||
| Strongly disagree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly agree | 0.88 | 0.65, 1.16 | 1.20 | 0.44, 3.59 |
| I can fill out medical forms | ||||
| Strongly disagree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly agree | 0.98 | 0.79, 1.21 | 1.12 | 0.52, 2.51 |
| I frequently have someone help me read hospital material | ||||
| Strongly agree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly disagree | 0.94 | 0.82, 1.08 | 0.88 | 0.55, 1.43 |
| I frequently have difficulty using written health information | ||||
| Strongly agree to neutral | – | – | – | – |
| Somewhat to strongly disagree | 1.02 | 0.86, 1.21 | 0.94 | 0.53, 1.71 |
| No. Obs. | 654 | 654 | ||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IPP, inpatient portal; IRR, incidence rate ratio; OR, odds ratio.
a
Coefficients adjusted for length of tablet provision and patient demographic characteristics.
b
p < 0.05.