Teun J de Vries, Ton Schoenmaker, Laura A N Peferoen, Bastiaan P Krom, Elisabeth Bloemena
Design and evaluation of an immunology and pathology course that is tailored to today's dentistry students
Frontiers in oral health
health literacy hl ability comprehend apply health information make informed healthcare decisions poor hl results inability provide informed consent medication noncompliance inconsistent followup delayed seeking care data hl endocrine surgery currently lacking study aimed evaluate hl patients thyroid disease identify risk factors limited hl evaluated total 172 patients thyroid disease single endocrine surgery clinic hl determined brief health literacy screening tool validated hl screening questionnaire patient scores correlate limited marginal adequate hl demographic data including age sex race diagnosis employment status median annual income obtained analysis variance ttest chisquare test used compare hl within demographic domain p 005 considered significant 172 patients 77 adequate hl 16 marginal hl 7 limited hl patients higher education exhibited greater hl p 0001 ninetythree percent patients collegepostgraduate degree adequate hl college 79 adequate hl high school less 486 adequate hl minimal variation among age sex race diagnosis employment status income patients thyroid diseases endocrine surgery clinic institution adequate hl limited education risk factor low hl