… 1999 and 2014 to explore the role of health literacy among HF patients. The specific aims of
the … of low health literacy among HF patients,(2) explore the predictors of low health literacy …

… of inadequate health literacy was high, and inadequate health literacy was associated with
… and public health implications and warrant measurement of health literacy and deployment …

… Little is known about the effects of low health literacy among patients with heart failure, a
condition that requires self-management and frequent interactions with the health care system. …

… health literacy influencing heart failure (HF) include understanding educational materials,
using strategies for navigating the health … Also, patients with low health literacy may experience …

… Prior to receiving clinic-based education, newly referred patients to 3 heart failure clinics
completed assessments of health literacy, heart failure knowledge, self-efficacy, self-care, and …

… health literacy on hospitalizations and death in a population of patients with heart failure (HF). …
The clinical evaluation of health literacy could help design interventions individualized for …

… We recruited patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) from four academic medical
centers. Patients completed the short version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (…

… There was no association between health literacy and self-care confidence (R s = 0.201, P …
health literacy and self-care in heart failure, showing support for higher health-literate patients …

… health literacy with the STOFHLA, but health literacy is a … health care system (eg,
Nielsen-Bohlman et al., 2004). Therefore, any single measure may underestimate poor health …

… Heart failure management requires a high level of patient involvement and self-care. Adequate
health literacy is … with health care providers and navigation of the health care system. As …