The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Treatment Adherence in Cardiovascular Patients Hospitalized in Khorramabad Educational Hospitals

Valiniaei, Shadi; Bazgir, Zahra; Seif, Saba; Gholami, Mohammad

doi:10.22087/ijac.2020.127192

The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Treatment Adherence in Cardiovascular Patients Hospitalized in Khorramabad Educational Hospitals

Document Type : Research

Authors

Shadi Valiniaei ¹

Zahra Bazgir ¹

Saba Seif ¹

Mohammad Gholami ²

¹ Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

² Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

10.22087/ijac.2020.127192

Abstract

Insufficient health literacy and incomplete information related to disease management can affect the adherence to treatment regimens. This study was performed to determine the relationship between health literacy and treatment regimen adherence in patients with CVD hospitalized in the educational hospitals of Khorramabad City in 2017. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 161 CVD patients hospitalized in two educational hospitals in Khorramabad City were selected through a non-probabilistic sampling method to participate in the study. Data collection instruments included a sociodemographic information form, health literacy questionnaire, and treatment regimen adherence questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients were used for the data analysis. The health literacy of 75.2% of the cases was borderline or average. In addition, 68.9% of the patients adhered to the treatment regimen at an average level. There was a significant positive relationship between the total health literacy score and the total score of treatment regimen adherence (p<0.000, r=0.74). In this study, those with higher health literacy also showed greater adherence to the treatment regimen. Thus, promoting health literacy can be an effective tool for enhancing treatment regimen adherence.

Keywords

Cardiovascular disease

health literacy

treatment regimen adherence

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