Exploring the Importance of Health Literacy for the Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15470238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marija Jovanić (University of Belgrade), Marija Zdravković (0000-0003-4059-0263, University of Belgrade), Dejana Stanisavljević (0000-0001-8899-2929, University of Belgrade), Aleksandra Jović-Vraneš (0000-0002-9023-4024, University of Belgrade, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1761-1761 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph15081761 |
| PMID | 30115831 |
| OpenAlex | W2885260558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
As with all other chronic noncommunicable diseases, adequate health literacy plays a key role in making the right decisions in the treatment of heart failure. Patients with heart failure and a lower health literacy have a reduced quality of life. A cross-sectional study among 200 patients with heart failure was conducted at a state university hospital in Belgrade, Serbia. The European Health Literacy Questionnaire, HLS-EU-Q47, was used to assess health literacy. Quality of life was measured with the generic SF-36 and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. Descriptive and analytical statistical analysis was applied. More than half of the respondents (64%) had limited health literacy. The lowest mean health literacy index (28.01 ± 9.34) was within the disease prevention dimension, where the largest number of respondents showed limited health literacy (70%). Our patients had a poorer quality of life in the physical dimension, and the best scores were identified in the emotional role and social functioning. Health literacy was highly statistically significant and an independent predictor of quality of life (physical, mental, and total quality of life). Improving health literacy can lead to better decisions in the treatment of disease and quality of life in heart failure patients
Disease · Health care · Health literacy · Heart failure · Literacy · Physical therapy · Quality of life (healthcare · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |