Ümit Arslan|Hac? Murat Çayc?
The Impact of Health Literacy on the ERCP Process
Bursa Technical University
background endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ercp invasive method commonly used diagnosis treatment hepatopancreaticobiliary diseases aim study assess whether relationship health literacy hl levels ercp process x0d material methods study prospectively evaluated hl data 72 patients ercp hospital julynovember 2020 turkish version 47item european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuq47 used assess health literacy patients demographic characteristics duration referral hospital duration ercp procedure white blood cells wbc alanine aminotransferase alt aspartate aminotransferase ast alkaline phosphatase alp gamma glutamyl transferase ggt totaldirect bilirubin levels hlseuq47 results recorded evaluatedx0d results study 777 patients insufficient hl levels median body mass index bmi statistically higher patients insufficient hl level p 046 ggt total direct bilirubin levels higher patients low hl level p 009 p 031 p 008 respectively assessment duration referral ercp revealed median duration referral statistically significantly longer patients insufficient hl level plt 001 median duration cannulation ercp statistically higher patients insufficient hl level p 002x0d conclusions level health literacy affects early diagnosis success procedure hepatopancreaticobiliary diseases require ercp