Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension

• Main Authors: Luana Resende Cangussú (Author), Eduardo Antonio Sartori Alho (Author), Anekecia Lauro Silva (Author), Diogo Vilar Fonsêca (Author), Johnnatas Mikael Lopes (Author), Romero Henrique de Almeida Barbosa (Author), Matheus Rodrigues Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: Evaluate the level of health literacy and quality of life of patients with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the Northeast region of Brazil with 105 patients with hypertension through the SAHLPA-18, S-TOFHLA and MINICHAL tests. Results: For bot...