Poor Health Literacy is Common in Patients with a Left Ventricular Device and is Predicted by Older Age, Lower Education Levels, and Depressive Symptoms

Health literacy is an established concept in the health care world that seeks to understand people's comprehension of various healthcare information and their ability to apply it. Health literacy has been extensively studied in the heart failure literature, and inadequate health literacy has been linked to impaired ability to assess risk versus benefit information, poorer physical and mental health, increased hospitalizations, and an inability to fully engage in treatment planning and self-care.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.H. Thompson, D.K. Moser Tags: (74) Source Type: research