Darren Q Calley, Sunyang Fu, Marissa D Hamilton, Austin W Kalla, Christopher K Lee, Veronica A Rasmussen, John H Hollman, Hongfang Liu
Assessment of Gender Differences in Letters of Recommendation for Physical Therapy Residency Applications
Journal, physical therapy education
background limited health literacy associated adverse health outcomes undergoing orthopedic surgery often requires patients make complex decisions adhere complicated instructions suggesting health literacy skills might profound impact orthopedic surgery outcomes purpose sought review literature studies investigating level health literacy patients undergoing orthopedic surgery also assess studies report factors affecting health equity methods conducted systematic search pubmed embase cochrane library health literacy studies published orthopedic surgery literature february 8 2022 search terms included synonyms health literacy orthopedic surgery subspecialties two reviewers independently extracted study data addition indicators equity reporting using progress checklist place residence raceethnicity occupation gendersex religion education social capital socioeconomic status plus age disability sexual orientation results search resulted 616 studies 9 studies remained exclusion criteria applied studies arthroplasty 49 44 trauma 39 33 patients validated health literacy assessments used 4 included studies 3 studies reported rate limited health literacy patients studied ranged 34 385 least one progress item reported 88 89 studies conclusions found paucity appropriately designed studies used validated measures health literacy field orthopedic surgery potential impact health literacy orthopedic patients outcomes yet elucidated thoughtful highquality trials across diverse demographics geographies warranted