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Patient activation, knowledge, and health literacy association with self-management behaviors in persons with heart
Ann F Jacobson1, Veronica Sumodi1, Nancy M Albert2
1Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Chronic Care, 6801 Mayfield Rd., Mayfield Heights, OH 44124.
Background:
More evidence is needed about factors that influence self-management behaviors in persons with heart failure.
Objective:
To test a correlational mediation model of the independent variables of health literacy, patient activation, and heart failure knowledge with heart failure self-management behaviors.
Methods:
The study used a prospective, cross-sectional, correlational design. Correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze associations among variables.
Results:
Of 151 participants, 57% were male, and mean age was 68 years. Heart failure self-management behaviors was positively correlated with patient activation level (p = .0008), but not with health literacy or heart failure knowledge.
Conclusions:
Persons with heart failure may better manage their condition if sufficiently activated, regardless of their level of health literacy or knowledge of heart failure disease and management processes.
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