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Health Literacy in the Perioperative Setting

Health Literacy and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in the Perioperative Setting

Who can join

Ages 3 to 17 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Caregivers of children age 3-17 years
* Patient undergoing ambulatory dental rehabilitation, orchiopexy, inguinal hernia repair, or tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy +/- ear tubes under general anesthesia.
* Primary language must be English, Spanish, Arabic, Nepali, or Somali.

Exclusion Criteria:

* ASA ≥ 3
* chronic pain condition
* inpatient
* regional anesthesia.

About the study

The purpose of this study is to determine the association of the social determinants of health with perioperative health literacy in caregivers of children presenting for surgery. Another purpose is to determine the association of caregiver health literacy with preoperative caregiver anxiety and postoperative patient pain scores.

What is being tested

• Survey using a questionnaire. (other)

Sponsor: Brittany Willer · Participants: 200 · Started: Jun 4, 2025

Contact the study team

• Catherine Roth, MPH · Phone: 614-722-2997
• Julie Rice-Weimer, RN · Phone: 614-370-4199

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07138482

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.