Table 4 Percentage of patients (N = 100) with no or poor understanding of discharge instructions in the various domains of understanding, stratified by patient characteristics

Income

< $25 k

44.7%

30.3%

32.4%

73.3%

$25–90 k

20.5%

p = 0.01

28.6%

p = 0.44

24.2%

p = 0.11

65.6%

p = 0.04

> $90 k

15.8%

43.8%

11.8%

41.2%

Level of education

No high school

55.6%

62.5%

37.5%

60.0%

Completed high school

25.8%

p = 0.06

29.5%

p = 0.06

23.1%

p = 0.37

64.0%

p = 0.86

Last 1 h of shift?

Yes

31.8%

21.1%

15.0%

72.2%

No

27.6%

p = 0.70

35.8%

p = 0.23

27.3%

p = 0.27

61.3%

p = 0.40

Difficulty making ends meet?

Yes

34.6%

29.2%

36.4%

66.7%

No

26.4%

p = 0.43

33.9%

p = 0.68

20.3%

p = 0.13

62.7%

p = 0.75