Development of a hypertension health literacy assessment tool for primary healthcare in South Africa
Other Titles
Global cardiovascular health
Abstract
Based on the principles of the REALM-R, a tool to assess hypertension health literacy in PHC was developed to identify patients who are at risk of poor hypertension health literacy so that hypertension health education given to patients can be provided accordingly and specifically to the needs of the patient.
Sigma Membership
Tau Lambda at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Assessment Tool, Health Literacy, Hypertension
Recommended Citation
Mafutha, Nokuthula, "Development of a hypertension health literacy assessment tool for primary healthcare in South Africa" (2017). Convention. 44.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/presentations_2017/44
Conference Name
44th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2017
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Development of a hypertension health literacy assessment tool for primary healthcare in South Africa
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Based on the principles of the REALM-R, a tool to assess hypertension health literacy in PHC was developed to identify patients who are at risk of poor hypertension health literacy so that hypertension health education given to patients can be provided accordingly and specifically to the needs of the patient.
Description
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.