Health Literacy Influences Heart Failure Knowledge Attainment but Not Self-Efficacy for Self-Care or Adherence to Self-Care over Time

• Main Authors: Aleda M. H. Chen (Author), Karen S. Yehle (Author), Nancy M. Albert (Author), Kenneth F. Ferraro (Author), Holly L. Mason (Author), Matthew M. Murawski (Author), Kimberly S. Plake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Inadequate health literacy may be a barrier to gaining knowledge about heart failure (HF) self-care expectations, strengthening self-efficacy for self-care behaviors, and adhering to self-care behaviors over time. Objective. To examine if health literacy is associated with HF knowledge,...