Marwa Elbashir|Maguy Saffouh El Hajj|Daniel Rainkie|Nadir Kheir|Fatima Hamou|Sara Abdulrhim|Ahmed Mahfouz|Sumaya Alyafei|Ahmed Awaisu
Evaluation of Health Literacy Levels and Associated Factors Among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Heart Failure in Qatar
Qatar University|Primary Health Care|Qatar University|Qatar University|University of British Columbia|Ajman University|Hamad Medical Corporation|Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital|Hamad Medical Corporation|Hamad Medical Corporation|Qatar University
determine prevalence inadequate health literacy associated risk factors among patients acute coronary syndrome acs andor heart failure hf qatarthis crosssectional observational study conducted among patients acs andor hf attending national heart hospital qatar health literacy assessed using abbreviated version test functional health literacy adults stofhla threeitem brief health literacy screen 3item bhlsthree hundred patients acs andor hf majority male 88 nonqatari 94 participated study median iqr age participants 55 11 years prevalence inadequate marginal health literacy ranged 36 54 statistically significant differences health literacy level patients based marital status p0010 education p0001 ability speak arabic english hindi urdu malayalam languages pvalues 0001 0035 country origin p0001 occupation p0001 receiving information pharmacist p0008 physiotherapist p0001 nurse p0004inadequate health literacy common among patients acs andor hf study suggests need developing strategies assist healthcare professionals improving health literacy skills among patients acs hf combination interventions may needed improve patients understanding disease medications ultimately overall health outcomes