Alba Peris-Yague, Jenna Hartstein, Arielle Hogan, Carla Suhr, Rafael Romero-Calderón
Increasing Accessibility to Neuroscience through Translation: Going beyond the English Language
eNeuro
life stroke may entail several lifestyle changes new routines hence imperative people stroke understand make use health information ie sufficient health literacy study aimed explore health literacy associations outcomes 12months postdischarge regarding depression symptoms walking ability perceived stroke recovery perceived participation people stroke crosssectional study swedish cohort data collected 12 months postdischarge using european health literacy survey questionnaire hospital anxiety depression scale 10m walk test stroke impact scale 30 outcome dichotomized favorable versus unfavorable outcome logistic regression performed assess association health literacy favorable outcomes participants n 108 average 72 years old 60 mild disability 48 universitycollege degree 64 men 12 months postdischarge 9 participants inadequate health literacy 29 problematic health literacy 62 sufficient health literacy higher levels health literacy significantly associated favorable outcomes relating depression symptoms walking ability perceived stroke recovery perceived participation models adjusted age sex education level association health literacy mental physical social functioning 12months postdischarge suggests health literacy important factor consider poststroke rehabilitation longitudinal studies health literacy people stroke warranted explore underlying reasons associations