Health literacy and mortality: a cohort study of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.
AUTHORS
McNaughton
CD ,
Cawthon
C ,
Kripalani
S ,
Liu
D ,
Storrow
AB ,
Roumie
CL ,
. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2015 ; 4(5).
- NIHMSID: 101580524
ABSTRACT
More than 30% of patients hospitalized for heart failure are rehospitalized or die within 90 days of discharge. Lower health literacy is associated with mortality among outpatients with chronic heart failure; little is known about this relationship after hospitalization for acute heart failure.
More than 30% of patients hospitalized for heart failure are rehospitalized or die within 90 days of discharge. Lower health literacy is associated with mortality among outpatients with chronic heart failure; little is known about this relationship after hospitalization for acute heart failure.
Tags: Faculty Publications 2015