Functional health literacy is significantly associated with risk factors for stroke in a population sample

Sarah Appleton; Sam Biermann; Anne Hamilton-Bruce; Cynthia Piantadosi; Graeme Tucker; Simon Koblar; Robert Adams

doi:10.1111/ijs.12425

Functional health literacy is significantly associated with risk factors for stroke in a population sample

Sarah Appleton, Sam Biermann, Anne Hamilton-Bruce, Cynthia Piantadosi, Graeme Tucker, Simon Koblar, Robert Adams

Flinders University

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Abstract

Improvement in stroke prevention requires effective health communication strategies to address knowledge gaps that stroke can be preventable and improve modifiable lifestyle factors (e.g. hypertension, smoking, obesity). Successful strategies will account for functional health literacy (FHL) skills of consumers (defined as abilities to read, calculate, and actively engage on oral and written information in healthcare settings), as less than half of adults have skills to meet the complex literacy demands of healthcare systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E23-E23
Number of pages	1
Journal	International Journal of Stroke
Volume	10
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12425
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

stroke prevention
risk factors
health communication strategies
functional health literacy

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