Development of a hypertension health literacy assessment tool for primary healthcare in South Africa
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Nokuthula Mafutha, MSN, Faculty of Health Sciences: School of Therapeutic Sciences, WITS University, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 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.
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.
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Keywords | Assessment Tool; Health Literacy; Hypertension |
Name | 44th Biennial Convention |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Date | 2017 |
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