Anna Aaby|Karina Friis|Bo Christensen|Helle Terkildsen Maindal
Health Literacy among People in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Associations with Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life in the Heart Skills Study in Denmark
Aarhus University|Central Denmark Region|Aarhus University|Aarhus University|Steno Diabetes Center
health literacy hl dynamic determinant health promising target health equity interventions noncommunicable disease prevention among people referred cardiac rehabilitation program examined associations 1 hl participation cardiac rehabilitation 2 hl healthrelated quality life hrqol using crosssectional design invited 193 people referred cardiac rehabilitation randers municipal rehabilitation unit denmark respond questionnaire 2017 150 people responded 777 hl measured using nine scales health literacy questionnaire hlq hrqol measured using short form health survey 12 version 2 sf12 mean age respondents 670 years 713 sample men nonrespondents significantly lower educational attainment often lived alone respondents using multiple regression analyses found significant associations hl participation cardiac rehabilitation significant positive associations several aspects hl physical mental hrqol hl could factor interest initiatives aimed improving participation outcomes cardiac rehabilitation