Published on in Vol 10 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83454, first published .
Digital Health Literacy in Elective Open-Heart Surgery Patients: Cross-Sectional Study

Digital Health Literacy in Elective Open-Heart Surgery Patients: Cross-Sectional Study

Digital Health Literacy in Elective Open-Heart Surgery Patients: Cross-Sectional Study

Rikke Daugaard   1, 2 , MSHS ;   Thomas Maribo   3, 4 , PhD ;   Britt Borregaard   5, 6, 7 , PhD ;   Ditte Sommerlund Skydt   8 , MSHS ;   Kristina Hindhede Bech   5 , MHPT ;   Kjersti Alexandra Skovli   9, 10 , Dr med ;   Ivy Susanne Modrau   1, 2 , PhD

1 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

2 Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus North, Denmark

3 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

4 DEFACTUM, Corporate Quality, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark

5 Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

6 Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

7 Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

8 Esbjerg Municipal Health Centres, Esbjerg Municipality, Esbjerg, Denmark

9 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

10 Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark

Corresponding Author:

  • Rikke Daugaard, MSHS
  • Department of Clinical Medicine
  • Faculty of Health, Aarhus University
  • Vennelyst Boulevard 4
  • Aarhus 8000
  • Denmark
  • Phone: 45 29769462
  • Email: daugaard@clin.au.dk