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What are the barriers to health professionals' training on gender-affirming care from patients' and clinicians' perspectives?
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health literacy crucial aspect informed decisionmaking limited health literacy associated worse health care outcomes date health literacy examined vascular surgery patients therefore conducted prospective observational study determine prevalence factors associated poor health literacy vascular surgery patients newest vital sign pfizer new york ny validated instrument used appraise health literacy 150 patients visited outpatient vascular clinic uf health shands hospital april 2022 august 2022 patients scored 4 6 higher classified adequate health literacy study participant also completed sociodemographic questionnaire total 82 150 54 patients screened limited health literacy prevalence limited health literacy varied independently associated increased age odds ratio 106 95 102 110 p 004 attended college high school diploma versus college odds ratio 35 95 126 101 p 018 african american race odds ratio 53 95 159 223 p 012 total 83 african american patients limited health literacy compared 49 asian white patients vascular surgery patients limited health literacy increased age fewer years education african american race associated limited health literacy physicians caring patients lower health literacy investigate use communication strategies tailored patients limited health literacy