Maria Hälleberg Nyman|Ulrica Nilsson|Karuna Dahlberg|Maria Jaensson
Association Between Functional Health Literacy and Postoperative Recovery, Health Care Contacts, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Day Surgery
Örebro University|Örebro University|Örebro University|Örebro University
day surgery puts demands patients manage recovery home according given instructions low health literacy levels shown associated poorer health outcomesto describe functional health literacy levels among patients sweden undergoing day surgery describe association functional health literacy fhl health care contacts quality recovery swqor healthrelated quality lifethis observational study part secondary analysis randomized clinical trial patients undergoing day surgery performed multiple centers october 2015 july 2016 included 704 patientsthe primary end point swqor fhl groups 14 days surgery secondary end points health care contacts euroqolvisual analog scales short form 36 health survey fhl groupsof 704 patients 418 594 women mean sd age inadequate problematic fhl levels 47 16 years 49 151 respectively 427 607 reported sufficient fhl 223 317 problematic fhl 54 77 inadequate fhl global score swqor indicated poor recovery inadequate 374 problematic 229 fhl statistically significant difference global score swqor sd inadequate 374 347 sufficient fhl 177 210 p 001 patients inadequate problematic fhl lower healthrelated quality life patients sufficient fhl terms euroqolvisual analog scale scores mean sd 73 191 73 191 78 174 respectively p 008 physical function mean sd 72 227 75 238 81 219 respectively p 001 bodily pain mean sd 51 287 53 274 61 270 respectively p 001 vitality mean sd 50 267 56 235 62 254 respectively p 001 social functioning mean sd 73 282 81 218 84 233 respectively p 004 mental health mean sd 65 254 73 212 77 212 respectively p 001 physical component summary mean sd 41 112 42 113 45 101 respectively p 004 differences fhl groups regarding health care contactsinadequate fhl patients undergoing day surgery associated poorer postoperative recovery lower healthrelated quality life health literacy relevant factor consider optimizing postoperative recovery patients undergoing day surgeryclinicaltrialsgov identifier nct02492191