Health Literacy among People in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Associations with Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life in the Heart Skills Study in Denmark

Autor: Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Anna Aaby, Karina Friis, Bo Christensen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Gerontology
cardiac disease
rehabilitation participation
Heart Diseases
Denmark
Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis
medicine.medical_treatment
Psychological intervention
lcsh:Medicine
Health literacy
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Article
03 medical and health sciences
mental health status
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
health equity
Health related quality of life
Rehabilitation
business.industry
lcsh:R
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
physical health status
Middle Aged
Health Surveys
Health equity
Educational attainment
health-related quality of life
cardiac rehabilitation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Noncommunicable disease
Quality of Life
Female
business
health literacy
Zdroj: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2, p 443 (2020)
Aaby, A S E, Friis, K, Christensen, B & Maindal, H T 2020, ' Health Literacy among People in Cardiac Rehabilitation : Associations with Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life in the Heart Skills Study in Denmark ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 17, no. 2, 443 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020443
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 17
Issue 2
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17020443
Popis: Health literacy (HL) is a dynamic determinant of health and a promising target of health equity interventions in noncommunicable disease prevention. Among people referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program, we examined the associations between (1) HL and participation in cardiac rehabilitation and (2) HL and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Using a cross-sectional design, we invited 193 people referred to cardiac rehabilitation in Randers Municipal Rehabilitation Unit, Denmark, to respond to a questionnaire in 2017. Of these, 150 people responded (77.7%). HL was measured using the nine scales of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), while HRQoL was measured using the Short Form Health Survey 12 (version 2) (SF-12). The mean age of respondents was 67.0 years
71.3% of the sample were men. Nonrespondents had significantly lower educational attainment and more often lived alone than respondents. Using multiple regression analyses, we found no significant associations between HL and participation in cardiac rehabilitation. There were significant positive associations between several aspects of HL and physical and mental HRQoL. HL could be a factor of interest in initiatives aimed at improving participation and outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation.
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