Prospective Evaluation of Health Literacy and Its Impact on Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery
Prospective Evaluation of Health Literacy and Its Impact on Outcomes in Emergency General Surgery
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jss.2020.12.047
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发表时间:
2021-01-21
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Joseph, Bellal
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作者:
Calabrese, Elisa Camille;Asmar, Samer;Joseph, Bellal
Background: Health literacy (HL) is an important component of national health policy. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of low HL (LHL) and determine its impact on outcomes after emergency general surgery (EGS). Methods: We performed a (2016-2017) prospective cohort analysis of adult EGS patients. HL was assessed using the Short Assessment of HL score. LHL was defined as Short Assessment of HL score