Prevalence of low health literacy levels in decompensated heart failure compared with acute myocardial infarction patients.

Adèle PerrinGergis AbdallaMarie VipreyFrançois DelahayeNathan MewtonMichel OvizeLaurent SebbagThomas BochatonAlexandra L DimaEstelle BravantAnne-Marie SchottJulie Haesebaert

Published in: ESC heart failure (2021)

Prevalence of low HL was higher among ADHF patients than among AMI patients. Low HL ADHF patients needed more support when accessing healthcare services, and these would require more adaptation to respond to low HL patients' needs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
heart failure
healthcare
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
mental health
left ventricular
patient reported outcomes
risk factors
atrial fibrillation