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evaluate diseaserelated knowledge outpatients atrial fibrillation af relationship health literacy background variables crosssectional survey study conducted iceland patients af scheduled electrical cardioversion af catheter ablation recruited hospital outpatient clinic completed validated atrial fibrillation knowledge scale afks 11item instrument possible score 010 10 best knowledge evaluates knowledge pertaining af general af symptom detection af treatment health literacy assessed 16 item european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuq patients answered questions background data analysed parametric tests total 185 participants completed questionnaire mean age 63 10 77 male 74 previous electrical cardioversion 76 nonvitamin k antagonist oral anticoagulants noac medication mean score afks 65 18 best knowledge concerning oral anticoagulation therapy 96 answered correctly least knowledge regarding responses af episodes 17 answered correctly patients sufficient health literacy 52 better knowledge af 68 17 vs 63 19 p 005 age educational level health literacy af pattern explained 22 variance af knowledge patients af inadequate knowledge condition potentially result insufficient health literacy af knowledge may improved using integrated management patients actively involved care health literacy considered provided patient education