The roles of health literacy and social support in improving adherence to self-care behaviours among older adults with heart failure.

Published in: Nursing open (2020)

Health literacy and perceived social support were positively associated with self-care behaviours among older heart failure patients. Our findings can help health professionals develop heart failure self-care interventions to enhance health literacy skills and social support for older adults.

Keyphrases

social support
heart failure
depressive symptoms
health information
physical activity
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
cardiac resynchronization therapy
social media