Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Philippa Marriott, Annie Tuddenham, Joanne Martin
Using Real-Time Data to Develop and Improve Teaching of Clinical Skills in Virtual Nursing Simulation Laboratories During COVID-19 Pandemic
Studies in health technology and informatics
study assessed functional health literacy associated factors among adult patients cardiovascular diseases cvds ethiopia crosssectional study conducted 410 respondents may 1 july 1 2020 using functional health literacy questionnaire consisting 14 items covers three conceptually distinct functional health literacy domains sufficient information manage health ability find good health information understand health information well enough know data analyzed using statistical package social sciences spss version 23 data collected exit facetoface interview using interviewer administered pretested questionnaire statistical significance associated variables declared based adjusted odds ratio aor 95 ci pvalue 005 adequate functional health literacy determined 554 cvd patients understanding health information whereas inadequate functional health literacy determined 539 participants finding health information 505 sufficient information manage health educational status found statistically significant association across three domains functional health literacy level cvd patients varied domain educational status participant significantly associated three domains functional health literacy whereas household monthly income number information sources significantly associated sufficient information ability find good health information findings indicate need streamline medical communication improves functional health literacy cvd patients