Health literacy of adults with and without arterial hypertension.
Fernanda Moura BorgesAna Roberta Vilarouca da SilvaLuisa Helena de Oliveira LimaPaulo Cesar de AlmeidaNeiva Francenely Cunha VieiraAna Larissa Gomes MachadoPublished in: Revista brasileira de enfermagem (2019)
Inadequate literacy was found in more than 70% of the hypertensive patients investigated. This finding reinforces the need to improve the self-care skills of hypertensive patients, especially the older ones and those with few years of schooling.