Promoting health literacy in a surgical setting: a scoping review release_rlktfdmcrbellhqq5yrmyf7cei

Abstract

In the surgical context limited health literacy can contribute to a higher risk for surgical site infections (Theiss et al., 2022), postoperative complications (Qin, Jin, Min, Wang, &amp; Shen, 2022; Theiss et al., 2022) and longer lengths of stay (Qin et al., 2022). Also, limited health literacy was associated with poorer postoperative recovery process in day surgical patients (Halleberg Nyman, Nilsson, Dahlberg, &amp; Jaensson, 2018).<br> Research about prevalence of health literacy and consequences for the individual and society is quite extensive. But there is a paucity in research that investigates interventions that promotes health literacy and can be effective to use for a surgical setting (Chang et al., 2020).<br> Objectives<br> 1. To describe interventions that promote health literacy in surgical settings.<br> 2. To identify knowledge gaps for future research.
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