Heart failure is a clinical syndrome that affects> 6.5 million Americans, with an estimated 550
000 new cases diagnosed each year. The complexity of heart failure management is …

Background. Self-management–based interventions can lead to improved health outcomes
in people with chronic diseases, and multiple patient characteristics are associated with the …

Objectives There is extensive literature from various disciplines on self-care, an important
aspect of nursing intervention via evaluation and education, but its meaning remains …

Background Health literacy may constitute a modifiable determinant of health behaviour and
affect cardiovascular disease prevention. This study investigates the associations between …

Background: Low health literacy affects millions of Americans, putting those who are affected
at a disadvantage and at risk for poorer health outcomes. Low health literacy can act as a …

Designing culturally sensitive personalized interventions is essential to sustain patients'
involvement in their treatment and encourage patients to take an active role in their own …

Background More than 30% of patients hospitalized for heart failure are rehospitalized or die
within 90 days of discharge. Lower health literacy is associated with mortality among …

Inadequate health literacy is a common problem among older adults and is associated with
poor health outcomes. Insight into the association between health literacy and health …

Background Patients hospitalized with heart failure are often readmitted. Health literacy may
play a substantial role in the high rate of readmissions. The purpose of this study was to …

Objective Health literacy (HL) has been recognized as an important concept in patient
education and disease management for heart failure (HF). However, previous studies on HL …