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- Title
Health Literacy, Health Numeracy, and Cognitive Functioning Among Bariatric Surgery Candidates.
- Authors
Hecht, Leah; Cain, Samantha; Clark-Sienkiewicz, Shannon M.; Martens, Kellie; Hamann, Aaron; Carlin, Arthur M.; Miller-Matero, Lisa R.
- Abstract
Inadequate health literacy or numeracy and probable cognitive impairment influence patients' medical outcomes. The study purpose was to examine the prevalence of inadequate health literacy, inadequate health numeracy, and probable cognitive impairment among bariatric surgery candidates and examine associations with undergoing bariatric surgery. Patients (N = 314) completed measures assessing these constructs during a required pre-surgical psychological evaluation. Approximately 9.6%, 24.2%, and 29.5% of the sample had inadequate health literacy, inadequate health numeracy, and probable cognitive impairment, respectively. In univariate analyses, those with inadequate levels of health literacy, inadequate health numeracy, and probable cognitive impairment were less likely to undergo surgery. In a multivariate model, inadequate health literacy independently predicted a lower likelihood of undergoing bariatric surgery. Findings underscore the importance of assessing these factors.
- Subjects
HEALTH literacy; BARIATRIC surgery; NUMERACY; COGNITIVE ability; COGNITION disorders
- Publication
Obesity Surgery, 2019, Vol 29, Issue 12, p4138
- ISSN
0960-8923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11695-019-04149-z