| PMC full text: | Published online 2011 Nov 18. doi: 10.1007/s11606-011-1927-y
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Table 2
Health literacy Among Older Adults with Diabetes
S-TOFHLA TOTAL Score (n =490) | S-TOFHLA Reading Score (n=490) | S-TOFHLA Numeracy Score (n=518) | REALM-SF* Score (n=243) | NVS* Score (n=205) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy Classification | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N (%) |
| Inadequate† | 76 (15.5) | 80 (16.3) | n/a | 25 (10.3) | 44 (21.5) |
| Marginal/limited‡ | 65 (13.3) | 54 (11.0) | n/a | 66 (27.2) | 58 (28.3) |
| Adequate | 349 (71.2) | 356 (72.7) | n/a | 152 (66.6) | 103 (50.2) |
Short Test of Functional Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA), Rapid Estimates of Adult Literacy in Medicine Short Form (REALM-SF), Newest Vital Signs (NVS)
*Half of participants were assigned the REALM-SF and the other half were assigned the NVS
†Inadequate: S-TOFHLA (0-53), NVS score (0 to 1), REALM-SF (<3) indicating <a 6th grade reading level
‡Marginal/limited: S-TOFHLA (54-66), NVS score (2-3), REALM-SF scores of >4 or <6 indicates a 7th to 8th grade reading level