Key result
Low health literacy among Chinese immigrants negatively affects coronary heart disease prevention efforts across the pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis phases.
Why the study?
Chinese immigrants have an increased CHD risk compared to individuals in mainland China, and low health literacy negatively affects heart disease prevention across the disease trajectory.
Population
Chinese immigrants born in the Greater China Region living outside their birth region
Authors
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Health literacy assessment may aid prevention counseling for Chinese immigrants; leaves open need for interventional studies.
There is an urgent need to focus on improving health literacy throughout the disease trajectory to enhance coronary heart disease prevention among Chinese immigrants.
Zhang et al. (2025) conducted a review in Coronary heart disease. Low health literacy was evaluated. Low health literacy among Chinese immigrants negatively affects coronary heart disease prevention efforts across the pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis phases.
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