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Accuracy of Healthcare Professionals' Estimations of Health Literacy and Numeracy of Patients Visiting Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Clinic.
Allen, Calisha; Ghoora, Lubnaa; Murki, Rajashree; Byworth, Chad; Beale, Sarah; Mojadady, Akifah; Nagri, Jameela; Parmar, Chetan.
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  • Allen C; Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, NW1 2DA, UK. Calisha.allen@gmail.com.
  • Ghoora L; The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, NW3 2QG, UK. Calisha.allen@gmail.com.
  • Murki R; Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF, UK.
  • Byworth C; Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF, UK.
  • Beale S; The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, NW3 2QG, UK.
  • Mojadady A; Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, NW1 2DA, UK.
  • Nagri J; Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF, UK.
  • Parmar C; Department of Surgery, Whittington Hospital, London, N19 5NF, UK.
Obes Surg ; 34(8): 2799-2805, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38965186
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

To effectively support patients through their weight loss journey, it is vital that healthcare professionals (HCPs) understand the health literacy skills of their patients and communicate in a way that meets these needs. This is the first study looking at the accuracy of HCPs' estimations of their patients' health literacy and numeracy attending a metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) clinic.

METHOD:

A cross-sectional study was completed at a tertiary-level MBS clinic in London. Patients completed a demographic questionnaire and a validated measure of health literacy and numeracy, the Medical Term Recognition Test (METER) and General Health Numeracy Test-Short Form (GHNT-6), respectively. HCPs provided estimations of their patient's health literacy and numeracy based on each questionnaire's scoring categories.

RESULTS:

Data was collected for 31 patients. A 80.6% of patients had functional health literacy based on METER. HCPs estimated patients' health literacy correctly 61.1% of the time; inter-rater agreement was poor (ICC = 0.14; 95% CI = - 0.19, 0.443; p = 0.202). A total of 22.6% of patients scored 0 out of 6 on GHNT-6. HCPs estimated health numeracy correctly 13.9% of the time and were more likely to overestimate than underestimate health numeracy. Inter-rater agreement for health numeracy was poor (ICC = - 0.2; 95% CI = - 0.49, 0.14; p = 0.878).

CONCLUSION:

There is poor agreement between HCPs' perception of their patients' health literacy and numeracy and their assessed ability. HCPs' understanding of their patient's health literacy and numeracy skills is vital in ensuring HCPs can support patients through the challenging bariatric surgical pathway, consenting process and post-operative course.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cirugía Bariátrica / Alfabetización en Salud Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Obes Surg Asunto de la revista: METABOLISMO Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Cirugía Bariátrica / Alfabetización en Salud Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Obes Surg Asunto de la revista: METABOLISMO Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos