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Table 1 Summary of studies included in analysis

From: The impact of health literacy in the care of surgical patients: a qualitative systematic review

Authors

Year of study

Surgical specialty

Number inadequate health literacy/total subjects

Health literacy instrument

Study design

Intervention

Outcome

Newcastle-Ottawa scalea or modified Jadad scoreb

Chu et al. [34]

2013

Orthopedic

86/144

REALM

Case–control

None

Medical information comprehension

4a

Otal et al. [35]

2012

Pediatrics

30/79

Newest Vital Sign

Cross-sectional

None

Satisfaction with information

3a

Zite et al. [36]

2011

Gynecology

102/201

Chew’s screening items

Randomized controlled trial

Low literacy consent form

Consent form comprehension

3b

Choi et al. [37]

2011

Orthopedics

15/15

S-TOHFLA

Focus groups

Pictograph based discharge instructions

None

-

Beitler et al. [38]

2010

Ear Nose and Throat

3/8

S-TOHFLA

Cross-sectional

None

None

3a

Wallace et al. [39]

2009

Vascular

70/152

REALM

Cross-sectional

None

None

3a

Grubbs et al. [40]

2009

Transplant

14/62

TOHFLA

Cohort

None

Access to kidney transplant

5a

Gordon et al. [41]

2009

Transplant

6/124

S-TOHFLA/REALM-T

Cross-sectional

None

Kidney function

58

Chew et al. [42]

2004

All ambulatory surgeries

40/332

S-TOHFLA

Cohort

None

Adherence to preoperative instructions

5a

Conlin et al. [43]

2002

Heart Surgery

6/30

REALM

Cross-sectional

None

Discharge Instruction comprehension

3a

  1. aNewcastle-Ottawa scale
  2. bJadad score