This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. The purposes of this pilot study are to a) evaluate the contributions of reading component skills (e.g., memory, reading speed) to 'health literacy'; b)to determine if, after controlling for the specific reading skills, age or sex are associated with health literacy as measured by a standard instrument; and c) to evaluate the associations between these measures and the ability to extract information from a consent form immediately following the consenting proces
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