Health Literacy

Certain clinical and socioeconomic factors appeared to predict delays in time to treatment initiation among patients with various cancer types, according to study results published in JCO Oncology Practice.

Many veterans with COPD who smoke did not regularly use technology and had low electronic health literacy, suggesting the need for outreach outside of technology, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

One of every four patients with a gynecologic oncology office visit had inadequate levels of cancer health literacy, according to data presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

Published results showed no significant relationship between health literacy and patients’ preferred involvement in the decision-making for their orthopedic care.

Results showed patients who have difficulty understanding and acting on medical information are at greater risk for decreased preoperative function and pain control, as well as prolonged hospitalizations, after shoulder arthroplasty.

BOSTON — Language barriers to educational materials are an issue patients self-identified as “Hispanic/Latinx” face when considering home dialysis, according to a study presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

Presentations focused on educating patients about their kidney failure options required better practices to improve content gaps, health literacy and patient communication with nephrologists, according to a study.

A survey of patients with chronic kidney disease determined that although many are interested in using mobile health technologies, current electronic health literacy and use of these apps were low.

Discrepancies in understanding the informed consent process before PCI among patients and cardiologists showed that improvements are needed for patients to make an informed decision regarding revascularization, according to a study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

PARIS — Patients with atrial fibrillation who participated in a home-based structured patient-centered education program experienced a 26% reduction in total hospitalizations, 31% reduction in AF hospitalizations and a 49% reduction in other cardiac hospitalizations, according to 24-month data from the HELP-AF study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.