THE HEALTH LITERACY OF HOSPITALIZED TRAUMA PATIENTS: WE SHOULD BE SCREENING FOR DEFICIENCIES

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
Jordan A WeinbergJames N Bogert

Abstract

Although the impact of health literacy (HL) on trauma patient outcomes remains unclear, recent studies have demonstrated that trauma patients with deficient HL have poor understanding of their injuries, are less likely to comply with follow-up, and are relatively less satisfied with physician communication. In this study, we sought to determine if HL deficiency was associated with comprehension of discharge instructions. In this prospective study, hospitalized trauma patients underwent evaluation of HL prior to discharge. Newest Vital Sign (NVS) instrument was used to score HL as deficient, marginal, or proficient. Three days post discharge, patients were telephonically administered a 6-point scored questionnaire regarding comprehension of discharge instructions. A general linear model was used to determine the association between HL and comprehension of discharge instructions. Sixty-three patients were administered both NVS and discharge instruction questionnaire. Ten (15.9%) patients scored as deficient in HL on the NVS screen, 16 (25.4%) as marginally proficient, and 37(58.7%) as proficient. HL proficiency significantly predicted follow up score with increasing proficiency associated with higher scores on the discharge compr...Continue Reading

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