Population health literacy has recently garnered attention within the medical community as new associations between health literacy and health care–related outcomes have been elucidated. Within the medical patient population, there is a clear correlation between low health literacy and poor patient outcomes.^1,2 It has only been more recently that health literacy within the surgical patient population has been evaluated.^3,4 However, there continue to be gaps in our knowledge on its impact in surgery, such as in ambulatory settings and quality of life (QoL).

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证明健康素养在外科人群中的重要性

随着健康素养与医疗保健相关结果之间的新关联得到阐明，人群健康素养最近引起了医学界的关注。在医疗患者群体中，健康素养低与患者预后差之间存在明显的相关性。^{1 ,2}直到最近才对手术患者群体的健康素养进行了评估。^3,4然而，我们对其在手术中的影响的认识仍然存在差距，例如在门诊环境和生活质量 (QoL) 方面^。