dc.contributor.author | Lunde, Pernille | |
dc.contributor.author | Grimsmo, Jostein | |
dc.contributor.author | Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad | |
dc.contributor.author | Bye, Asta | |
dc.contributor.author | Finbråten, Hanne Søberg | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-06T05:59:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-06T05:59:57Z | |
dc.date.created | 2024-08-05T15:11:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2772-4875 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3144549 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background and aims: Adherence to recommendations regarding medical treatment and healthy behaviour serve
as a significant challenge for patients experiencing a cardiac event. Optimizing the patients’ health literacy (HL)
may be crucial to meet this challenge and has gained increased focus the last decade. Despite cardiac rehabil-
itation (CR) being a central part of the treatment of patients experiencing a cardiac event, such programs have
not been evaluated regarding HL. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe and evaluate HL in patients
participating in CR.
Methods: A prospective cohort study with pre-post-test design of patients participating in CR. Data were collected
at program admission and completion (August 2017–June 2018). Patients from three different CR-programs were
included. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to describe and evaluate HL and change in HL across
categories of demographical variables and type of rehabilitation.
Results: In total, 113 patients attending CR were included. A statistically significant increase in HL was observed
from pre-to post-CR (mean change: 2.24 ± 3.68 (p < 0.001)). Patients attending 12-weeks outpatients CR-
program had statistically significant higher HL, both at pre- and post-CR, compared to those attending one-
week residential CR.
Conclusions: Participation in CR statistically significantly improves HL. Overall, judging health information was
found as the most difficult aspect of HL, both at pre- and post-CR. This should be emphasized in secondary
prevention to overcome barriers related to adherence to medical treatment and healthy behaviour. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.title | Health Literacy in patients participating in cardiac rehabilitation: A prosepective cohort study with pre-post-test design | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijcrp.2024.200314 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2284488 | |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention (IJCCRP) | en_US |