Digital Health Literacy and Tool Adoption in Postoperative Care in a Safety-Net Hospital Population: Mixed Methods Study
Our exploratory findings from 100 participants suggest that digital health tools may be more feasible in safety-net settings than previously considered, although the sample size and single-site design limit generalizability. However, the gap between patients' ability to find health resources (49/71, 69% confident) and their confidence in using these resources for health decision-making (35/71, 49% confident) highlights the need for targeted support in translating digital capabilities to health management skills.
Authors
- Bhavin Adhyaru
- Kimberly Do (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4945-6477)
- Rosalind N. Byrd
- Muhammed Y. Idris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3899-3728)
- Rosa I. Arriaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8642-7245)
- H. Ooi
- Chunhao Zou
- Alexander Jakub Martinek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9142-5546)
- Christopher Awad
- Henry Young
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Emory University (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Human Factors
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/75496
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00