Predictive factors for limited health literacy among persons with cirrhosis: A Swedish explorative cross-sectional study
Limited health literacy is common among Swedish adults with cirrhosis. Both covert hepatic encephalopathy and low education might be predictors of limited health literacy. Healthcare providers should tailor their patient education based on the patient's literacy level to facilitate understanding, learning and self-management.
Authors
- Maria Hjorth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0264-9992)
- Anna Forsberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5410-0723)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Center for Clinical Research Dalarna (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321780
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Uppsala Universitet
- Norgine