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Being able to comprehend health information following hospitalization for acute heart failure could be a matter of life and death, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The study, published April 29, found that heart failure patients who have trouble understanding health information are more likely to die after being hospitalized for the condition. This makes it crucial that healthcare providers have a clear idea of patients’ healthcare literacy levels, an American Heart Association news release stated.