Health Literacy and Related Factors in Perioperative Patients: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q4 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL

Yonago acta medica Pub Date : 2025-02-05 eCollection Date: 2025-02-01 DOI:10.33160/yam.2025.02.004

Yoshimi Noguchi, Chika Tanimura, Keiko Oba, Hideyuki Kataoka

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Abstract

Background: Perioperative patient health literacy influences postoperative recovery and self-management. We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine perioperative patient health literacy levels and associated factors.

Methods: From August 2021 to January 2022, 187 patients undergoing surgery at an acute care hospital completed a self-administered questionnaire, based on the Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (FCCHL) scale, to assess health literacy and related factors. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with health literacy.

Results: Out of 316 surveyed patients, 187 were included in the analysis. Over 70% of perioperative patients in this study were classified as having limited health literacy according to the FCCHL scale. These patients exhibited low communicative and critical health literacy. Factors significantly associated with patients' total health literacy scores included age, knowledge about diseases, education level, use of media about health and disease, and generalized self-efficacy.

Conclusion: Healthcare providers should recognize that perioperative patients generally possess low health literacy. Understanding factors influencing individual health literacy levels is essential to provide tailored support in the perioperative patient.

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围手术期患者健康素养及其相关因素：一项横断面描述性研究。

背景：围手术期患者健康素养影响术后恢复和自我管理。我们进行了一项横断面研究，以确定围手术期患者的健康素养水平和相关因素。方法：从2021年8月至2022年1月，187例在某急症护理医院接受手术的患者完成了一份基于功能、交际和关键健康素养（FCCHL）量表的自填问卷，评估健康素养及其相关因素。进行多元回归分析以确定与健康素养相关的因素。结果：在316例接受调查的患者中，187例纳入分析。根据FCCHL量表，本研究中超过70%的围手术期患者被归类为健康素养有限。这些患者表现出低沟通和关键健康素养。与患者健康素养总分显著相关的因素包括年龄、疾病知识、受教育程度、健康与疾病相关媒体使用情况和广义自我效能感。结论：卫生保健提供者应认识到围手术期患者普遍具有较低的健康素养。了解影响个体健康素养水平的因素对于为围手术期患者提供量身定制的支持至关重要。

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Yonago acta medica MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL-

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1.60

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Yonago Acta Medica (YAM) is an electronic journal specializing in medical sciences, published by Tottori University Medical Press, 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. The subject areas cover the following: molecular/cell biology; biochemistry; basic medicine; clinical medicine; veterinary medicine; clinical nutrition and food sciences; medical engineering; nursing sciences; laboratory medicine; clinical psychology; medical education. Basically, contributors are limited to members of Tottori University and Tottori University Hospital. Researchers outside the above-mentioned university community may also submit papers on the recommendation of a professor, an associate professor, or a junior associate professor at this university community. Articles are classified into four categories: review articles, original articles, patient reports, and short communications.