Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Urol Oncol. 2022 Apr;40(4):117-119. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.06.016. Epub 2019 Jul 16.
Health literacy is the ability to access, comprehend, and act upon medical information to make health care decisions. In the United States, 12% of adults have proficient health literacy. Low health literacy has been associated with worse outcomes in several chronic medical conditions. In addition, low health literacy has been associated with longer hospital stays. In the urologic oncology literature low health literacy is associated with increased minor complications following radical cystectomy. There remains sparse data on health literacy and its impacts on prostate, kidney, testicular and penile cancer care. Going forward, in order to provide the best urologic oncology care to our patients it is critical to account for patients' health literacy status.
健康素养是指获取、理解和运用医疗信息来做出医疗决策的能力。在美国，有 12%的成年人具备熟练的健康素养。低健康素养与多种慢性疾病的不良结局相关。此外，低健康素养与住院时间延长有关。在泌尿肿瘤学文献中，低健康素养与根治性膀胱切除术后轻微并发症的增加相关。关于健康素养及其对前列腺癌、肾癌、睾丸癌和阴茎癌治疗的影响，数据仍然很少。今后，为了为患者提供最好的泌尿肿瘤学护理，了解患者的健康素养状况至关重要。
