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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2020

Effect of health literacy on quality of life among patients with chronic heart failure in China.

Junhua Zhang, Stuart Gilmour, Yancun Liu, Erika Ota

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Health-related quality of life of people with heart failure in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024
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Junhua ZhangGraduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University, 10-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1040044, Japan.
Stuart GilmourGraduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, 10-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1040044, Japan. sgilmour@slcn.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-0995
Yancun LiuFuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, 1 Fuwai Street, Zhongmou County, Zhengzhou City, 451450, China.
Erika OtaGraduate School of Nursing Science, St. Luke's International University, 10-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1040044, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDespite advances in treatment and management, Chronic heart failure (CHF) is still associated with poor prognosis, a high rate of hospitalization and readmission, and reduced quality of life (QOL). However, the relationship between QOL and health literacy in patients with CHF remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between health literacy and QOL, among Chinese patients with CHF.

methodThis is a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample from a cardiovascular hospital in Henan Province in China. Subjects completed a self-administered questionnaire that assessed the heart failure-specific health literacy score. QOL was measured using the Minnesota Living with heart failure scale. Unadjusted and adjusted multiple linear regression were used to explore the association between health literacy and QOL.

resultsThis study sampled 299 patients, with a mean age of 61.9 ± 14.9 years old. The association between health literacy and QOL was significant only in the unadjusted model (P < 0.001) and was no longer statistically significant after controlling for covariates. The final best-fitted model identified 9 significant predictors, accounting for 38.6% of the variance in quality of life.

conclusionsThis study suggests that there is no relationship between health literacy and QOL in Chinese CHF patients after adjusting for covariates. Residence, monthly income, self-care management, self-efficacy and social support are significantly associated with QOL. Compared patients with high health literacy, patients with low health literacy may have problems comprehending healthcare information and following disease management instructions, which might contribute to diminished QOL. Therefore, in clinical practice, effective interventions such as creating appropriate materials for low-literacy patients and performing education to raise self-care management, self-efficacy, might improve the QOL of patients with CHF.

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AdultChinaChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth LiteracyHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesChinaChronic heart failureHealth literacyPatient educationQuality of life

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