Relation between health literacy, self-care and adherence to treatment with oral anticoagulants in adults: a narrative systematic review

Relation between health literacy, self-care and adherence to treatment with oral anticoagulants in adults: a narrative systematic review

Abstract Background Oral anticoagulants (OAC) are widely used in patients with cardiovascular diseases. However, for optimal OAC self-care patients must have skills, among which health literacy (HL) is highlighted. We aimed to describe the relation between HL and self-care in cardiovascular patients...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Cabellos-García, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Enrique Castro-Sánchez, Mari Kangasniemi, Raul Juárez-Vela, Vicente Gea-Caballero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health literacy
Oral coagulation therapy
Self-management
Self-care
Adherence
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6070-9

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