Health Literacy and Disease Knowledge of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease or Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Scoping Review

This scoping review adds valuable insights into health literacy and disease knowledge in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD).It highlights the prevalence of inadequate health literacy and low disease knowledge in these patient populations and identifies socioeconomic factors influencing these aspects.The logical next step is to create awareness of the fact that health literacy is a factor to be considered in optimising care pathways.The added value of standardised health literacy assessments, clear communication, and tailored strategies to support patients with AAA or PAD with limited health literacy and disease knowledge requires further research.Objective: This scoping review summarises health literacy and disease knowledge in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the influencing factors.