Xianchai Lin|Mei Wang|Yi Zuo|Mingge Li|Xiaofeng Lin|Siping Zhu|Yongxin Zheng|Minbin Yu|Ecosse L. Lamoureux
Health Literacy, Computer Skills and Quality of Patient-Physician Communication in Chinese Patients with Cataract
Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Shantou Central Hospital|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Sun Yat-sen University|Singapore National Eye Center|Singapore Eye Research Institute|National University of Singapore|Centre for Eye Research Australia|University of Melbourne
purpose aim study assess levels health literacy computer skills chinese patients cataract impact doctorpatient relationship methods undertook crosssectional study cataract patients scheduled cataract extraction procedures guangdong province china generic health literacy assessed using 3 established screening questions adequate computer skills determined patients used computer routinely used search engines internet sociodemographic measures eg age sex education obtained standardized interview participants indicated could understand doctors mean considered poor patientphysician communications results 211 participants 92 436 inadequate health literacy 204 967 inadequate computer skills multivariate analysis females likely inadequate health literacy odds ratio 25 95 confidence intervals ci 13 47 people inadequately health literacy likely poor patientphysician communication odds ratio 35 95 cis 13 90 similar associations found inadequate computer skills conclusion chinese elderly patients cataract inadequate health literacy limited computer skills place high risk misunderstanding mismanaging ocular conditions patient education information online materials may improve eye care outcomes patients