Cheryl R. Dennison|Mindy L. McEntee|Laura Samuel|Brandon J. Johnson|Stacey Rotman|Alexandra Kielty|Stuart D. Russell
Adequate Health Literacy Is Associated With Higher Heart Failure Knowledge and Self-care Confidence in Hospitalized Patients
Johns Hopkins University|John A. Hartford Foundation|John A. Hartford Foundation|John A. Hartford Foundation|Johns Hopkins University|John A. Hartford Foundation|John A. Hartford Foundation|Johns Hopkins University|John A. Hartford Foundation|Johns Hopkins University|John A. Hartford Foundation
heart failure hf patients inadequate health literacy increased risk poor selfcare negative health outcomes hospital readmission purpose present study examine prevalence inadequate health literacy reliability dutch hf knowledge scale dhfks selfcare heart failure index schfi differences hf knowledge hf selfcare 30day readmission rate health literacy level among patients hospitalized hf convenience sample included adults n 95 admitted large urban teaching hospital whose primary diagnosis hf measures included short test functional health literacy adults dhfks schfi readmission 30 days discharge sample 59 14 years age 51 male 67 african american 35 less high school education 35 employed 73 lived someone helps hf care 16 readmitted within 30 days index admission health literacy inadequate 42 marginal 19 adequate 39 reliability dhfks schfi scales comparable prior reports mean knowledge score 1143 226 schfi subscale scores 5682 1712 maintenance 6364 1829 management 6502 1634 confidence adequate health literacy younger higher education level hf knowledge scores hf selfcare confidence compared marginal inadequate health literacy selfcare maintenance management scores 30day readmission rate differ health literacy level findings demonstrate high prevalence inadequate marginal health literacy health literacy important consideration promoting hf knowledge confidence selfcare behaviors particularly among older adults less high school education