Jia Rong Wu|Carolyn M. Reilly|James Holland|Melinda Higgins|Patricia C. Clark|Sandra B. Dunbar
Relationship of Health Literacy of Heart Failure Patients and Their Family Members on Heart Failure Knowledge and Self-Care
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Emory University|Valdosta State University|Emory University|Georgia State University|Emory University
explored relationships among patients family members fms health literacy heart failure hf knowledge selfcare behaviors using baseline data hf patients fms n 113 pairs trial selfcare intervention measures included rapid estimate adult literacy medicine atlanta hf knowledge test heart failure medication adherence scale sodium intake 24hr urine 3day food record patients low health literacy lhl likely lower hf knowledge p 001 trended poorer medication adherence p 077 higher sodium intake p 072 fms lhl fms likely lower hf knowledge p 001 patients trended toward higher sodium intake p 067 patients fms lhl lowest hf knowledge poorest medication adherence observed p 027 health literacy patient fm needs considered designing interventions foster selfcare