Health literacy is defined as “the degree to which individuals have the ability to
find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions
and actions for themselves and others.”
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Recent studies in surgery have shown that over one-third of patients have low health
literacy, which has been associated with higher risk for worse postoperative outcomes
and lower health-related quality of life.
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As healthcare systems become increasingly complex, patients with low health literacy
are being left behind.- Hälleberg Nyman M.
- Nilsson U.
- Dahlberg K.
- Jaensson M.
Association between functional health literacy and postoperative recovery, health
care contacts, and health-related quality of life among patients undergoing day surgery:
secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA Surg. 2018; 153: 738-745
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Publication history
Published online: August 11, 2022
Accepted:
August 9,
2022
Received in revised form:
August 8,
2022
Received:
May 2,
2022
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