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Impact of Health Literacy on Satisfaction Following Male Prosthetic Surgery.
Urology 2022 Februrary 2
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a patient's health literacy impacts patient satisfaction following inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) or artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement.
METHODS: A retrospective study of patients who underwent IPP or AUS between January 1st 2016 and July 31st 2020 was performed. A telephone questionnaire assessed overall satisfaction and if patients would undergo surgery again. Health literacy was measured using the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS). Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to assess the association between health literacy and patient satisfaction.
RESULTS: At a median follow up of 2.4 years, 113 (70%) of the 162 IPP patients were either satisfied or very satisfied with their procedure and 120 (74%) patients would undergo surgery again. Of the 76 AUS patients, 65 (86%) were either satisfied or very satisfied with their procedure and 65 (86%) patients would undergo surgery again. After adjustment for potential confounders, increasing BHLS score was significantly associated with satisfaction for both IPP (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.11-1.54; p=0.001) and AUS surgery (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02-1.56; p=0.034), as well as with likelihood of undergoing IPP surgery again (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.25-1.87; p<0.001). BHLS was not associated, however, with likelihood of undergoing AUS surgery again (p=0.403).
CONCLUSIONS: Men with lower health literacy are less likely to be satisfied following prosthetic surgery. The BHLS is an important tool that can be used to identify patients who may benefit from increased preoperative counseling to improve patient expectations and quality of life following prosthetic surgery.
METHODS: A retrospective study of patients who underwent IPP or AUS between January 1st 2016 and July 31st 2020 was performed. A telephone questionnaire assessed overall satisfaction and if patients would undergo surgery again. Health literacy was measured using the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS). Multivariate ordinal logistic regression was used to assess the association between health literacy and patient satisfaction.
RESULTS: At a median follow up of 2.4 years, 113 (70%) of the 162 IPP patients were either satisfied or very satisfied with their procedure and 120 (74%) patients would undergo surgery again. Of the 76 AUS patients, 65 (86%) were either satisfied or very satisfied with their procedure and 65 (86%) patients would undergo surgery again. After adjustment for potential confounders, increasing BHLS score was significantly associated with satisfaction for both IPP (OR 1.31, 95% CI 1.11-1.54; p=0.001) and AUS surgery (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02-1.56; p=0.034), as well as with likelihood of undergoing IPP surgery again (OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.25-1.87; p<0.001). BHLS was not associated, however, with likelihood of undergoing AUS surgery again (p=0.403).
CONCLUSIONS: Men with lower health literacy are less likely to be satisfied following prosthetic surgery. The BHLS is an important tool that can be used to identify patients who may benefit from increased preoperative counseling to improve patient expectations and quality of life following prosthetic surgery.
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