Issues in mental health nursing
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Issues Ment Health Nurs · Feb 2014
Cardiovascular health literacy and treatment adherence in persons with serious mental illness.
Persons with serious mental illnesses have shorter life spans than the general population, and their earlier death is often related to cardiovascular disease. This study examined health literacy and cardiovascular medication adherence in a sample of 98 participants with serious mental illness. ⋯ The association between health literacy and medication adherence was not significant after controlling for education. There was a significant association between health literacy and education level, health literacy and site, and health literacy and the sodium intake subscale of the Hill-Bone adherence scale.