Objective For people managing chronic illness, such as heart failure, adequate health
literacy is crucial to understand the complex information that underpins self‐care, yet …

There is a lack of evidence on how best to meet policy guidance in fulfilling the information
needs of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and their families. We aimed to generate …

The purpose of this review is to discuss the educational challenges faced by health care
professionals in the care and management of patients with heart failure (HF). Self-care is a …

The objective of this study was to explore the attitudes of older people and primary care
professionals towards communication of diagnosis, prognosis and symptoms in heart failure …

Background: Health literacy (HL) is an important concept for patient education and disease
management with heart failure (HF). However, research on HL has predominantly focused …

Background Older adults with heart failure (HF) often need caregivers to assist with care, yet
little is known about the health literacy of both patients and their caregivers. The objective of …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of
health care clinicians working in multidisciplinary teams that include specialist heart failure …

Objective: Effective communication is recognized as an essential process to providing
quality care, including palliative and end-of-life care. Discussion of prognosis and support …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the changes in performance on heart failure knowledge
assessments administered before and after discharge education. METHODS: We conducted …

BACKGROUND: Low health literacy compromises patient safety, quality health care, and
desired health outcomes. Specifically, low health literacy is associated with decreased …