The role of health literacy in perceived information provision and satisfaction among women with ovarian tumors: a study from the population-based PROFILES registry.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the association of subjective health literacy (HL) and education with perceived information provision and satisfaction.


METHODS
Women (N=548) diagnosed with an ovarian or borderline ovarian tumor between 2000 and 2010, registered in the Eindhoven Cancer Registry, received a questionnaire including subjective HL, educational level, perceived information provision, and satisfaction with the information received. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were performed, controlled for potential confounders.


RESULTS
Fifty percent of the women responded (N=275). Thirteen percent had low and 41% had medium subjective HL. Women with low HL reported less perceived information provision about medical tests, and were less satisfied with the information received compared to women with high HL. Low educated women reported that they received more information about their disease compared to highly educated women.


CONCLUSIONS
Low subjective HL among women with ovarian tumors is associated with less perceived information provision about medical tests and lower information satisfaction, whereas low education is associated with more perceived information provision about the disease.


CONCLUSIONS
HL should not be overlooked as a contributing factor to patients' perceived information provision and satisfaction. Health care providers may need training about recognizing low HL.
CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, The Netherlands.
Mariëtte N
MN
Verkissen
CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, The Netherlands. Electronic address: n.ezendam@iknl.nl.
Nicole P M
NP
Ezendam
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Mirjam P
MP
Fransen
Department of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marie-Louise
ML
Essink-Bot
Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, The Netherlands.
Mieke J
MJ
Aarts
CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, The Netherlands.
Kim A H
KA
Nicolaije
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
M Caroline
MC
Vos
CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Center South (CCCS), Eindhoven Cancer Registry, The Netherlands.
Olga
O
Husson
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D057220:Health Literacy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009426:Netherlands; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010465:Perception; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011788:Quality of Life; D012042:Registries; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
Borderline ovarian tumors; Cancer survivors; Health literacy; Information provision; Information satisfaction; Ovarian tumors