Health Literacy Mediates the Relationship between Age and Health Outcomes in Patients with Heart Failure

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Discusses a study on the role of health literacy in the relationship between increasing age and negative health outcomes in rural adults with heart failure (HF). Divides participants into younger group (under 65) and an older group (65 and older). Analyzes data by educational attainment, income, and race, as well as several other factors.

Jia-Rong Wu, Debra K. Moser, Darren A. DeWalt, Mary Kay Rayens, Kathleen Dracup

Circulation: Heart Failure, 9(1), 2250

01/2016

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Aging and aging-related services · Cardiovascular disease · Elderly population · Health literacy · Statistics and data