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scoping review summarises health literacy disease knowledge patients abdominal aortic aneurysm aaa peripheral arterial disease pad influencing factors systematic search conducted pubmed embase psychinfo cinahl covering period january 2012 october 2022 scoping review undertaken accordance preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses extension scoping reviews prismascr inclusion criteria encompassed studies addressing health literacy knowledge perception awareness patients aaa pad two authors independently reviewed abstracts full texts resolving discrepancies discussion consulting third author consensus article types included except letters editorials study protocols reviews guidelines language restrictions applied primary outcomes health literacy disease knowledge secondary outcomes factors could influence quality assessment done using mixed methods appraisal tool mmat review included 32 articles involving total 5 268 patients four articles reported health literacy rest disease knowledge ten studies 31 met quality criteria twenty studies quantitative eight qualitative four mixed methods studies review revealed inadequate health literacy majority patients disease knowledge relatively low among patients aaa pad disparities measures assessment tools across studies factors influencing health literacy disease knowledge included socioeconomic status education income employment scoping review revealed low health literacy low disease knowledge patients aaa pad standardised health literacy assessment may contribute improve communication strategies decision aids enhance patients understanding engagement healthcare decisions however research needed prove merits