Functional health literacy: protective role in adherence to treatment for hypertensive patients
Objective: To investigate factors associated with Functional Health Literacy (FHL), as well as its role as a probable protective factor for treatment adherence in individuals with hypertension (SAH), attended in Primary Health Care (Atenção Primária à Saúde - APS) units. Methods: This is a cross-sec...
Main Authors: | Luciana Ricarte Cavalcante, Luciara Leite Brito, Helena Fraga-Maia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de Fortaleza
2020-08-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
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Online Access: | https://periodicos.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/10503 |
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