Heng Hsin Tung|Tien?Chang Lu|Liang Kung Chen|Liang Shen|Wu Shu|Kuei Hui Chu
Health literacy impact on elderly patients with heart failure in Taiwan
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science|Taipei Veterans General Hospital|National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|Taipei Veterans General Hospital|National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science|National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science|National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
advances medical technologies medical services require adequate health literacy patients order improve quality life however health literacy inadequate many places instances especially elderly living remote areas determine prevalence inadequate health literacy elderly patients suffering heart failure taiwan examine impact health literacy selfcare quality life identify sociodemographic factors associated health literacy ninetyeight individuals recruited using convenience sampling large medical center taiwan may 2011 may 2012 four instruments used study demographic questionnaire taiwan health literacy scale selfcare hf index v 6 minnesota living heart failure questionnaire findings reveal 60 patients heart failure study inadequate low health literacy factors associated health literacy hard change andor improve therefore developing innovative ways help patients dealing symptoms needed