How health literacy relates to venous leg ulcer healing: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The level of personal health literacy of patients with venous leg ulcers is likely to affect their ability to self-manage their condition impacting on their adherence to treatment and influences healing and recovery outcomes.

Objectives

To scope existing research that examined the level of health literacy in venous leg ulcer patients, to identify how this may link to self-management behaviours (particularly physical activity and compression adherence), and venous leg ulcer healing outcomes.

Methods

This scoping review was based on the PRISMA-ScR six-stage framework. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, PsycInfo and Health, Open Grey, and Google Scholar for publications examining general and specific health literacy in those with venous leg ulc

SUBMITTER: Bouguettaya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847895 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature