ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2023
Health Literacy and Treatment Satisfaction Among Patients with Venous Thromboembolism.
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Current Challenges, and Ways Forward.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Pooled it
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- Modelling anticoagulation and health-related quality of life in those with atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of AFFIRM.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024Trial
- Patient Expectations, Satisfaction and Perceptions of Specialization in Family Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Health Literacy Perspective in Türkiye.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- An assessment of evidence to inform best practice for the communication of acute venous thromboembolism diagnosis: a scoping review.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025Article
- Clusters of Patient Empowerment and Mental Health Literacy Differentiate Professional Help-Seeking Attitudes in Online Mental Health Communities Users.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Understanding public perception of health examination services: Key factors influencing satisfaction in Türkiye.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment requires complex management, and patients with limited health literacy (HL) may perceive higher burden and lower benefits associated with their treatment.
objectiveTo examine the association of HL with treatment satisfaction among patients with VTE.
designRetrospective cohort study
participantsKaiser Permanente Southern and Northern California members who were taking oral anticoagulants (OAC) for incident VTE between 2015 and 2018 were surveyed. Main Measures HL was assessed using a 3-item HL assessment and dichotomized as having adequate or limited HL. High treatment burden and low treatment benefit were defined as Anti-Clot Treatment Scale (ACTS) scores below the 25th percentile of the distributions for ACTS Burdens and Benefits survey components, respectively. Using Poisson regression, multivariable adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for the association of HL with high treatment burden and low treatment benefits.
resultsAmong 2154 respondents, 397 (18.4%) had limited HL. Patients with limited vs adequate HL were older (47.9% vs 27.5% aged ≥ 75 years, p<0.001), more likely to use a non-English language when discussing their health (10.8% vs 1.7%, p<0.001), to have less than high school education (10.1% vs 1.7%, p<0.001), and to self-rate their health as fair or poor (47.6% vs 25.5%, p<0.001). After multivariable adjustment, patients with limited HL were more likely to have higher perceived treatment burden (RR 1.24, 95% CI 1.07, 1.45) and lower perceived treatment benefits (RR 1.21, 95% CI 1.08, 1.37).
conclusionsLimited HL was associated with lower OAC treatment satisfaction, though absolute differences in satisfaction scores were small. Further examination of the intersection of HL with VTE treatment satisfaction and compliance among older and non-English speaking patients is warranted.
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