Abdulqadir J Nashwan, Marwa M Shaban, John Bosco Kamugisha
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International nursing review
hearing loss known independent risk factor inadequate health literacy objective study assess level health literacy among patients undergoing cochlear implantation determine areas improvement delivery patient information crosssectional survey conducted otologyneurotology clinic sunnybrook health sciences centre patients eligible cochlear implantation completed two health literacy screening tools short test functional health literacy adults stofhla brief health literacy screen bhls thirty seven patients included 41 female 59 male mean age 55 years patients adequate health literacy bhls 76 stofhla 98 scoring 80 patients able correctly recount operative risks associated cochlear implant surgery one third patients correctly recount risks associated cochlear implant surgery female sex associated higher scores p003 low income 35000 associated lower scores p005 patients eligible cochlear implants adequate health literacy able recount operative risks educational tools required improve patient retention understand perioperative health information delivery