Adequate health literacy is associated with higher heart failure knowledge and self care confidence in hospitalized patients

Heart failure (HF) patients with inadequate health literacy are at increased risk for poor self care and negative health outcomes such as hospital readmission. The purpose of this study was to examine prevalence of inadequate health literacy; reliability of the Dutch HF Knowledge Scale (DHFKS) and S...

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Main Authors: Dennison, Cheryl R., McEntee, Mindy L., Samuel, Laura, Johnson, Brandon J., Rotman, Stacey, Kielty, Alexandra, Russell, Stuart D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116982/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21099698
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181f16f88
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