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April 13, 2021Health and Quality of Life OutcomesOpen Access

Association of health literacy and medication adherence with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with ischemic heart disease

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MSMuzna SuhailKarachi Medical and Dental CollegeHSHamid SaeedUniversity of the PunjabZSZikria SaleemQassim University

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Implication

Cross-sectional study explores the link between health literacy, medication adherence, and HRQoL in ischemic heart disease patients, suggesting implications for patient management.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how health literacy and medication adherence relate to health-related quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease.
  • Cross-sectional study of 251 ischemic heart disease patients over six months
  • Health literacy, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life assessed using validated questionnaires
  • Chi-square, logistic regression, and linear regression analyses conducted for data interpretation
  • Patients with adequate health literacy were more likely to adhere to medication (OR; 4.3, p = 0.014)
  • Higher physical (PCS-12) and mental (MCS-12) scores of HRQoL were significantly associated with adequate health literacy
  • In adjusted models, both health literacy (β;0.383, p = 0.0001) and medication adherence (β; -0.133, p = 0.018) were significant predictors of health-related quality of life.

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Suhail et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7ec9ff27123c9a5e2356https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01761-5
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