Health Literacy and Clinical Outcomes Following Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation.
Natalie S BezlerMaya IlowiteWendy B LondonPei-Chi KaoBarbara KoenigJennifer W MackPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2022)
In this cohort of patients undergoing HSCT, we did not identify a relationship between health literacy and clinical outcomes. Although we did not find statistically significant associations between health literacy and HSCT outcomes, interventions to address health literacy should be considered, given complex outpatient care and evidence for adverse outcomes associated with health literacy in similar diseases.