Health Literacy in Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Limited health literacy has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Undergoing orthopedic surgery often requires patients to make complex decisions and adhere to complicated instructions, suggesting that health literacy skills might have a profound impact on orthopedic surgery outcomes. Purpose: We sought to review the literature for studies investigating the level of health literacy in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and also to assess how those studies report factors affecting health equity. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for all health literacy studies published in the orthopedic surgery literature up to February 8, 2022. Search terms included synonyms for health literacy and for all orthope

SUBMITTER: Lans A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837407 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature