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Australian Elective Surgery Patients’ Pre-Operative Preparation, Health Literacy, Learning Preferences And Knowledge Resource Needs: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Cory J. Williams, Jed Duff, Chloe Tannagan
Australian Elective Surgery Patients’ Pre-Operative Preparation, Health Literacy, Learning Preferences And Knowledge Resource Needs: A Cross-Sectional Survey, Cory J. Williams, Jed Duff, Chloe Tannagan
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Aim: To investigate self-reported health literacy levels, learning preferences and knowledge resource needs of Australian elective surgery patients.
Background: Surgery contributes significantly to global health care, but surgical waitlists, cancellations and delay remain major challenges for health care systems. Pre-operative preparation and patient education about the surgical journey are essential to reducing these disruptions. Unfortunately, preparation and education are limited by short timeframes and one-size-fitsall approaches. Limited information exists about Australian surgical patients’ health literacy levels, learning preferences and knowledge resource needs.
Design and methods: This cross-sectional waiting room survey investigated patient health literacy, preferred education mode and learning styles …