Indira Yuselfy Rodríguez Parrado|Diana Marcela Achury Saldaña
Digital Health Literacy in Patients With Heart Failure in Times of Pandemic
study sought determine effect digital health literacy program regarding knowledge skills use digital resources related selfcare health empowerment patients heart failure crosssectional pilot study conducted program patients n 28 heart failure tertiary care center knowledge test health empowerment scale used cronbachs 089 information processed using statistical software restudio allowed us make descriptive inferential analysis seventyfive percent participants men average age 68 years 607 elementary schooling 714 preserved ejection fraction 576 family member caregiver statistically significant change p 005 found level empowerment knowledge skills use digital resources applied health results showed digital health literacy program costeffective intervention nursing professionals must integrate continuity care pandemic times also permanent standardized manner empowered patient knowledge skills use digital resources patient ability decide satisfy needs solve problems critical thinking control health