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February 28, 2012Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of NursingOpen Access

Impact of Health Literacy on Disease-related Knowledge and Adherence to Self-care in Patients with Hypertension

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Why the study?

Does health literacy impact disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care in adults with hypertension?

Population

186 adults with hypertension recruited from outpatient hypertension clinics in Seoul, Korea

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

YSYoun‐Jung SonHeart Failure & TransplantESEun-Kyeung SongUniversity of Ulsan

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Implication

Health literacy may aid knowledge and self-care in hypertension; observational data are hypothesis-generating and require prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does health literacy impact disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care in adults with hypertension?

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Population
186 adults with hypertension recruited from outpatient hypertension clinics in Seoul, Korea
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Intervention
Health literacy (assessed via questionnaires)
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Outcome
Disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-carepatient reported

In adults with hypertension, higher health literacy independently predicts better disease-related knowledge and adherence to self-care.

Cite This Study

Son et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a867dd63fd15aa7de2a3878https://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2012.19.1.006
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