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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 6/2017

01-09-2017 | IM - COMMENTARY

Health literacy, a new perspective for patient empowerment in the public health approach to hypertension

Authors: Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Pietro Amedeo Modesti

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 6/2017

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In their retrospective cohort of 360 hypertensive patients, Shi et al. [1] report that the level of education, home blood pressure measurement, regular medication, and systolic blood pressure are significantly associated with health literacy (HL). In this context, the Authors provide interesting evidence showing that patients with high HL had better hypertension control, a lower risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease, lower brachial ankle pulse wave velocity values, and better health related quality of life. …
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Metadata
Title
Health literacy, a new perspective for patient empowerment in the public health approach to hypertension
Authors
Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
Pietro Amedeo Modesti
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1657-1

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