Health literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.
Patients with lower health literacy are more likely to have higher health care costs, higher rates of hospital and emergency room visits, and higher mortality rates.
The presenter's group previously showed that limited health literacy is associated with increased complications compared to patients with higher health literacy.
There is a direct linear correlation between increased health literacy score and increased percent adherence to the seven components of ERP that were tracked.
Best of the Best Gen Surg - Limited Health Literacy is Associated with Reduced Adherence to ERP Components. - Dr. Shao
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clinicalOnly two factors were associated with increased ERP adherence: increased health literacy and a diagnosis of cancer.↗
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clinicalHealth literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.↗
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clinicalHealth literacy is modifiable and health literacy-based interventions have been shown to improve outcomes and patient experience.↗
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epidemiologicalPatients with lower health literacy are more likely to have higher health care costs, higher rates of hospital and emergency room visits, and higher mortality rates.↗
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clinicalPatients with lower health literacy are less likely to follow treatment plans.↗
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clinicalThe presenter's group previously showed that limited health literacy is associated with increased complications compared to patients with higher health literacy.↗
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clinicalMany studies have shown that increased adherence to components of enhanced recovery is associated with improved postoperative outcomes.↗
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clinicalThe study was a retrospective cohort study from December 2018 to November 2021 of elective inpatient colorectal surgeries tracked by the institutional ACS NSQIP database.↗
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clinicalSeven ERP adherence variables were extracted from the NSQIP database and cross-referenced with a health literacy database that tracked patients' brief health literacy scores measured in clinic.↗
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epidemiologicalIn the study cohort, patients on average were about 56 years old, about 70% white, a quarter black, majority female, with mean BMI of about 30.↗
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epidemiologicalIn the study cohort, 12% had a surgical site infection within 30 days of surgery, average length of stay was about 5.5 days, and about 10% of patients were readmitted within 30 days.↗
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clinicalThere is a direct linear correlation between increased health literacy score and increased percent adherence to the seven components of ERP that were tracked.↗
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clinicalBlack race, case duration, ostomy placement, and the diagnosis of IBD are associated with increased length of stay.↗
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clinicalThe only protective factor for decreased length of stay was adherence to the different components of enhanced recovery.↗
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clinicalHigher health literacy is independently associated with greater ERP adherence.↗
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quoteHealth literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.↗
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opinionTravel nurses are not as well trained in enhanced recovery because they are not from the institution and travel to many different institutions.↗
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quoteMy goal here also isn't to change patients' health literacy. I'm not a politician. I'm not a school principal. I'm not gonna be able to change people's education level or their health literacy level. Our goal is to meet patients where they're at.↗
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clinicalEnhanced recovery at UAB has been a big deal for the last decade, with initial great uptake in teaching among nurses and successful closing of the gap in disparities in care between black and white patients.↗
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Best of the Best Gen Surg - Limited Health Literacy is Associated with Reduced Adherence to ERP Components. - Dr. Shao
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clinicalPatients with lower health literacy are less likely to follow treatment plans.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalThe only protective factor for decreased length of stay was adherence to the different components of enhanced recovery.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalHigher health literacy is independently associated with greater ERP adherence.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
quoteHealth literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.↗
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clinicalHealth literacy is defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalHealth literacy is modifiable and health literacy-based interventions have been shown to improve outcomes and patient experience.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
epidemiologicalPatients with lower health literacy are more likely to have higher health care costs, higher rates of hospital and emergency room visits, and higher mortality rates.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalThe presenter's group previously showed that limited health literacy is associated with increased complications compared to patients with higher health literacy.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalMany studies have shown that increased adherence to components of enhanced recovery is associated with improved postoperative outcomes.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalThe study was a retrospective cohort study from December 2018 to November 2021 of elective inpatient colorectal surgeries tracked by the institutional ACS NSQIP database.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalSeven ERP adherence variables were extracted from the NSQIP database and cross-referenced with a health literacy database that tracked patients' brief health literacy scores measured in clinic.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
epidemiologicalIn the study cohort, patients on average were about 56 years old, about 70% white, a quarter black, majority female, with mean BMI of about 30.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
epidemiologicalIn the study cohort, 12% had a surgical site infection within 30 days of surgery, average length of stay was about 5.5 days, and about 10% of patients were readmitted within 30 days.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalOnly two factors were associated with increased ERP adherence: increased health literacy and a diagnosis of cancer.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalThere is a direct linear correlation between increased health literacy score and increased percent adherence to the seven components of ERP that were tracked.↗
▶Ep 3 · 0:24
clinicalBlack race, case duration, ostomy placement, and the diagnosis of IBD are associated with increased length of stay.↗
▶Ep 3 · 6:43
clinicalEnhanced recovery at UAB has been a big deal for the last decade, with initial great uptake in teaching among nurses and successful closing of the gap in disparities in care between black and white patients.↗
▶Ep 3 · 6:43
opinionTravel nurses are not as well trained in enhanced recovery because they are not from the institution and travel to many different institutions.↗
▶Ep 3 · 6:43
quoteMy goal here also isn't to change patients' health literacy. I'm not a politician. I'm not a school principal. I'm not gonna be able to change people's education level or their health literacy level. Our goal is to meet patients where they're at.↗