Assessing Health Literacy as a Predictor of Outcomes in Autologous Breast Reconstruction Across Comorbidity Burdens
In this study lower health literacy was significantly associated with increased health system utilization and wound complications in patients with severe comorbidity burden. This highlights the complex relationship between health literacy and outcomes, and importance of patient education and shared decision making in autologous breast reconstruction.
Authors
- John T. Stranix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-6127)
- Scott Thomas Hollenbeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3065-4892)
- Jessica Pawly
- Margaret G. Mercante
- Chris A. Campbell
- Robert G. DeVito
- Hibo Wehelie
Institutions
- University of Virginia Health System (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2824-6312
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00