ArticleGastro hep advances2026
Lower Health Literacy Is Associated With Greater Severity of Metabolic Dysfunction and Steatotic Liver Disease.
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- Towards a Better Understanding of MASLD: Patient Health Literacy, Illness Perception, and Awareness.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Background and Aims: The spectrum of health literacy in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) patients and its relationship to disease severity are largely unknown. We performed an exploratory cross-sectional study regarding health literacy in this population. Methods: The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) was administered to 101 individuals with MASLD attending an ambulatory hepatology clinic; data were obtained from medical records. Scores per HLQ scale were related to disease severity by Spearman coefficient, Results: In HLQ part 1 (scored 1-4), the highest scoring scale was feeling understood and supported by health-care providers (mean ± standard deviation) (3.43 ± 0.6). In HLQ part 2 (scored 1-5), the highest scoring scale was understanding health information well enough to know what to do (4.12 ± 0.57). In HLQ part 1, the lowest scoring scale was actively managing health (2.98 ± 0.6). In HLQ part 2, the lowest scoring scale was navigating the health system (3.83 ± 0.71). A decreased ability to actively manage health was associated with higher liver steatosis (r = -0.29, Conclusion: Lower education and health literacy are associated with more advanced MASLD and metabolic dysfunction.
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