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Area of Science:

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Health Services Research
  • Patient Education

Background:

  • Health literacy in orthognathic surgery patients remains under-evaluated.
  • Understanding health literacy is crucial for effective patient care and outcomes in complex surgical procedures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess health literacy levels among patients seeking orthognathic surgery.
  • To identify risk factors associated with inadequate health literacy in this patient population.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study included 150 patients aged 14-80 undergoing orthognathic surgery evaluation.
  • Health literacy was measured using the Brief Health Literacy Screening Tool (BRIEF), with scores ≤16 indicating inadequacy.
  • Predictor variables included age, sex, language, race, income, and diagnosis.

Main Results:

  • 15% of patients exhibited inadequate health literacy based on the BRIEF tool.
  • Younger patients (mean age 18.5 years) were significantly more likely to have inadequate health literacy compared to older patients (mean age 27.9 years; P < .001).
  • Multivariate analysis confirmed that increasing age was associated with decreased odds of inadequate health literacy (aOR = 0.81; P < .001).

Conclusions:

  • A significant proportion of orthognathic surgery patients possess inadequate health literacy.
  • Younger age is a key risk factor for inadequate health literacy in this cohort.
  • Identifying and addressing health literacy deficits is essential for optimizing care in orthognathic surgery patients.