Influence of health literacy on health-related quality of life after total hip arthroplasty.
André StrahlLara BückerUlrich BechlerLara KrügerChristian RiesJan HubertFrank Timo BeilTim RolvienPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Although subjective satisfaction with the patient's preoperative level of information had a significant effect on the physical HRQoL at one month after THA, the influence of osteoarthritis severity outweighed this effect after twelve months. HL had no direct influence on HRQoL. These results suggest that patient satisfaction, rather than knowledge, predicts HRQoL.