Yasmin Fisher, Polina Zmijewski, Chandler McLeod, Anish Patel, Deepti Bahl, Frida Rosenblum, Diana Lin, Manuel Lora Gonzalez, Jessica Fazendin, Herbert Chen, Brenessa Lindeman, Andrea Gillis
INTRODUCTION: As our growing population demonstrates a significant increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer, so does patient access to their medical records. Poor health literacy and understanding of disease severity, underscores the importance of effective and accessible patient-doctor communication. No previous studies on patient understanding of thyroid pathology reports exist; therefore, we sought to characterize health literacy in this population. METHODS: Using a modified Delphi technique, a 12-question multiple-choice survey regarding common pathology terms with possible definitions for each term was synthesized and administered to patients in a high-volume endocrine surgery clinic...
May 2, 2024: Journal of Surgical Research