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Health Literacy in Surgery
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background low health literacy associated poor health outcomes many chronic diseases may important role determining surgical outcomes study aims comprehensively review current state science adult health literacy surgery identify knowledge gaps future research methods using prisma preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guidelines systematic search conducted identify studies january 2002 may 2018 used validated instruments assess health literacy among adult patients undergoing surgery studies assessed quality using newcastleottawa scale evaluated findings focus identifying health literacy levels understanding associations surgical outcomes andor developing interventions address low health literacy key results 51 studies health literacy data 22139 patients included review low health literacy present onethird surgical patients 34 interquartile range 1650 commonly used validated instrument assessment health literacy surgical population newest vital sign studies focused identifying prevalence low health literacy within surgery population 84 n 43 studies focused understanding association health literacy surgical outcomes 12 n 6 even fewer studies developed interventions address health literacy 4 n 2 discussion low health literacy common among surgical patients important opportunities exist better understand role health literacy determining surgical outcomes develop health literacysensitive models surgical care hlrp health literacy research practice 202041e45e65 plain language summary health literacy wellstudied surgery likely plays important role article reviewed current research health literacy surgery help us understand need go found low health literacy common need ways address surgery