Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension
Purpose: Evaluate the level of health literacy and quality of life of patients with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the Northeast region of Brazil with 105 patients with hypertension through the SAHLPA-18, S-TOFHLA and MINICHAL tests. Results: For bot...
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| author | Luana Resende Cangussú Eduardo Antonio Sartori Alho Anekecia Lauro Silva Diogo Vilar Fonsêca Johnnatas Mikael Lopes Romero Henrique de Almeida Barbosa Matheus Rodrigues Lopes |
| author_facet | Luana Resende Cangussú Eduardo Antonio Sartori Alho Anekecia Lauro Silva Diogo Vilar Fonsêca Johnnatas Mikael Lopes Romero Henrique de Almeida Barbosa Matheus Rodrigues Lopes |
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| description | Purpose: Evaluate the level of health literacy and quality of life of patients with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the Northeast region of Brazil with 105 patients with hypertension through the SAHLPA-18, S-TOFHLA and MINICHAL tests. Results: For both literacy tests applied, it can be observed that about 60% of the interviewed patients did not present adequate health literacy. It was found that factors such as increasing age, lower economic class and lower education were associated with a lower level of health literacy. In the evaluation of the quality of life by the MINICHAL, 46.7% of the patients reported that hypertension interferes with quality of life. It was also possible to show that the time of diagnosis (p = 0.04) and the economic class (p = 0.008) influence the quality of life. Conclusion: Hypertension is a chronic condition that requires continuous treatment and has potential risks of evolving with fatal and non-fatal complications that can affect the patients' quality of life. The data presented reflect the difficulty in understanding and processing health information, which may directly impact on the therapeutic management of hypertension. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93e01ec9d0c449ae841513ef013746b72022-12-22T02:59:48ZengElsevierDialogues in Health2772-65332022-12-011100036Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertensionLuana Resende Cangussú0Eduardo Antonio Sartori Alho1Anekecia Lauro Silva2Diogo Vilar Fonsêca3Johnnatas Mikael Lopes4Romero Henrique de Almeida Barbosa5Matheus Rodrigues Lopes6Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilFederal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilCorrespondent author at: Federal University of Vale São Francisco (UNIVASF), Av. Amizade, s/n°, Sal Torrado, 48605-780 Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil.; Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Paulo Afonso, Bahia, BrazilPurpose: Evaluate the level of health literacy and quality of life of patients with hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out in the Northeast region of Brazil with 105 patients with hypertension through the SAHLPA-18, S-TOFHLA and MINICHAL tests. Results: For both literacy tests applied, it can be observed that about 60% of the interviewed patients did not present adequate health literacy. It was found that factors such as increasing age, lower economic class and lower education were associated with a lower level of health literacy. In the evaluation of the quality of life by the MINICHAL, 46.7% of the patients reported that hypertension interferes with quality of life. It was also possible to show that the time of diagnosis (p = 0.04) and the economic class (p = 0.008) influence the quality of life. Conclusion: Hypertension is a chronic condition that requires continuous treatment and has potential risks of evolving with fatal and non-fatal complications that can affect the patients' quality of life. The data presented reflect the difficulty in understanding and processing health information, which may directly impact on the therapeutic management of hypertension.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653322000363EducationHealth literacyHypertensionQuality of lifeSelf care |
| spellingShingle | Luana Resende Cangussú Eduardo Antonio Sartori Alho Anekecia Lauro Silva Diogo Vilar Fonsêca Johnnatas Mikael Lopes Romero Henrique de Almeida Barbosa Matheus Rodrigues Lopes Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension Dialogues in Health Education Health literacy Hypertension Quality of life Self care |
| title | Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| title_full | Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| title_fullStr | Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| title_short | Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| title_sort | low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension |
| topic | Education Health literacy Hypertension Quality of life Self care |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772653322000363 |
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