FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75415

Keywords:

Cardiovascular diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Nursing, Health Literacy, Health education.

Abstract

Objective: To describe functional health literacy in patients with coronary artery diseases and analyze
its correlation with educational level. Methods: Analytical descriptive study with a quantitative
approach conducted in a cardiology hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará (CE), Brazil, from January 2015
to December 2018, with 76 participants. The Care Report Form was used for data collection and
literacy categorization was performed using the Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-
Speaking Adults. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS software using Pearson’s chi-square test
(p<0.05) for testing the relationships and cross-tabulation of the variables. Results: It was found that
85.5% of the participants had a low level of education and an inadequate level of functional health
literacy. The p-value for the association between level of education and level of literacy was 0.890.
Conclusion: Nurses’ knowledge about aspects related to the management of self-care by patients
is an important strategy for providing high quality care.

Author Biographies

Francisco Ariel Santos da Costa

Enfermeiro mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE). Assistencialista na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Cardiológica do Hospital ProntoCardio. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula Pessoa

Enfermeira doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Dafne Lopes Salles

Enfermeira doutoranda pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva pela UECE. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Kairo Cardoso da Frota, Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú

Estudante do Cuso de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual Vale do Acaraú (UVA)

Maria Gyslane Vasconcelos Sobral

Enfermeira doutoranda no Programa de Cuidados Clínicos em Enfermagem e Saúde da UECE. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Lorena Campos de Souza

Enfermeira mestre em Transplante de órgãos sólidos pela UECE. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

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Published

2021-10-11

How to Cite

Costa, F. A. S. da, Pessoa, V. L. M. de P., Salles, D. L., Frota, K. C. da, Sobral, M. G. V., & Souza, L. C. de. (2021). FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75415

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Vol. 26 (2021)

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Research

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