Table 4. Health Care Contacts of Patients Undergoing Day Surgery in Different Functional Health Literacy Levels (N = 704)a.
| Health Care Contacts | FHL, No. (%) | P Valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate (n = 54 [7.7%]) | Problematic (n = 223 [31.7%]) | Sufficient (n = 427 [60.7%]) | ||
| Primary Health Care (n = 647) | ||||
| Yes | 14 (26) | 50 (22) | 104 (24) | .76 |
| No | 37 (69) | 147 (66) | 287 (67) | |
| Emergency Department (n = 609) | ||||
| Yes | 6 (11) | 21 (9) | 37 (9) | .55 |
| No | 41 (75) | 164 (66) | 340 (80) | |
| 1177 (n = 610)c | ||||
| Yes | 7 (13) | 24 (11) | 43 (10) | .39 |
| No | 42 (78) | 159 (71) | 335 (78) | |
| Outpatient Hospital (n = 602) | ||||
| Yes | 15 (28) | 39 (17) | 68 (19) | .37 |
| No | 35 (65) | 146 (65) | 305 (71) | |
| Contact via RAPP (n = 285)d | ||||
| Yes | 5 (28) | 16 (17) | 29 (17) | .49 |
| No | 13 (72) | 76 (83) | 146 (83) | |
Abbreviations: FHL, functional health literacy; RAPP, recovery assessment by phone points.
a
Missing data (ie, rows within subgroups do not always total 100%).
b
χ2 Test.
c
A 24-hour telephone advice line in Sweden.
d
Contact via RAPP was only possible for the intervention group.