Ellen S. Koster|Amand F. Schmidt|Daphne Philbert|E.M.W. van de Garde|Marcel L. Bouvy
Health literacy of patients admitted for elective surgery
Utrecht University|Utrecht University|Utrecht University|Utrecht University|St. Antonius Ziekenhuis|Utrecht University
patients limited health literacy poorer surgical outcomes however current studies assessing prevalence limited health literacy patients expecting surgery small scale aimed provide insight health literacy level patients undergoing planned surgery patients aged 18 years visiting preoperative screening department approached waiting area invited participate brief interview including functional communicative critical health literacy fcchl total 225 patients 849 response studied based fcchl 373 patients classified limited health literacy mean score critical domain 27 09 lower scores functional 33 06 communicative 33 06 domains one third patients admitted hospital surgery limited health literacy healthcare professionals aware different health literacy levels tailor information provision strategies accordingly