The role of digital health interventions to improve health literacy in surgical patients: a narrative review in arthroplasty

Abstract

Background: Arthroplasty is a high-volume but costly treatment option for advanced osteoarthritis. Health literacy and patient education are modifiable factors that can improve patient outcomes in arthroplasty. Digital technologies show potential as an instrument for providing patients with reliable information. This narrative review aimed to identify the current evidence for how effective digital health interventions (DHIs) are in targeting health literacy and related constructs (including knowledge, decision-making and self-efficacy) in arthroplasty. Methods: Six databases were searched for published studies comprising health literacy and related constructs, arthroplasty, and DHIs. The mai..