David E Willens|Sunil Kripalani|Jonathan S. Schildcrout|Courtney Cawthon|Ken Wallston|Lorraine C. Mion|Corinne M. Davis|Iona Danciu|Russell L. Rothman|Christianne L. Roumie
Association of Brief Health Literacy Screening and Blood Pressure in Primary Care
Henry Ford Health System|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
health literacy impacts health outcomes however relationship blood pressure inconsistent study aimed determine whether health literacy assessed clinic staff associated blood pressure among patients hypertension design crosssectional study large sample primary care patient encounters 3 academic medical center clinics nashville tennessee health literacy assessed using brief health literacy screen higher scores indicating higher health literacy blood pressure extracted electronic health record using 23483 encounters 10644 patients authors examined association health literacy blood pressure multivariable analyses adjusting age gender race education clinic location independent educational attainment 3point increases health literacy scores associated 074 mmhg higher systolic blood pressure 95 ci 038 109 030 mmhg higher diastolic blood pressure 95 ci 008 051 interaction education health literacy observed p 91 large primary care population patients hypertension higher health literacy screened clinical practice associated small increase blood pressures future research needed explore unexpected finding