Low literacy self-care management patient education for a multi-lingual heart failure population: Results of a pilot study

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• 作者：Victoria Vaughan Dickson ; PhD ; RN^a ; ^{vdickson@nyu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Deborah Chyun ; PhD ; RN^a ; Cristina Caridi ; BA^b ; Jill K. Gregory ; MFA^c ; Stuart Katz ; MD^b
• 关键词：Heart failure ; Self-care ; Literacy ; Multi-lingual
• 刊名：Applied Nursing Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：29
• 期：Complete
• 页码：122-124
• 全文大小：168 K

文摘

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the impact of language-free, low literacy self-care management patient education materials in an ethnically diverse multilingual heart failure (HF) population.

Methods

A one group pre-test–post-test design measured changes in self-care, knowledge and health-related quality of life (HRQL) after a 1 month intervention using language-free, low literacy self-care management patient education materials and delivered by a health educator.

Results

The ethnically diverse sample (n = 21) was predominately male (72%), 48% Black, 42% Hispanic, and 28% marginal/inadequate literacy. There were significant improvements in self-care and knowledge but not HRQL.

Conclusions

Language-free, low literacy self-care patient education may facilitate improved self-care and knowledge in diverse populations who are at risk for poor HF outcomes.