title: Low literacy self-care management patient education for a multi-lingual heart failure population: Results of a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this pilot study was to test the impact of language-free, low literacy self-care management patient education materials in an ethnically diverse multilingual heart failure (HF) population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A one group pre-test-post-test design measured changes in self-care, knowledge and health-related quality of life (HRQL) after a 1 month intervention using language-free, low literacy self-care management patient education materials and delivered by a health educator.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ethnically diverse sample (n=21) was predominately male (72%), 48% Black, 42% Hispanic, and 28% marginal/inadequate literacy. There were significant improvements in self-care and knowledge but not HRQL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Language-free, low literacy self-care patient education may facilitate improved self-care and knowledge in diverse populations who are at risk for poor HF outcomes.
authors: College of Nursing, New York University, New York, USA. Electronic address: vdickson@nyu.edu.
authors: Victoria Vaughan
authors: VV
authors: Dickson
authors: College of Nursing, New York University, New York, USA.
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Chyun
authors: School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA.
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Caridi
authors: Brooklyn, NY.
authors: Jill K
authors: JK
authors: Gregory
authors: School of Medicine, New York University, New York, USA.
authors: Stuart
authors: S
authors: Katz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000067010:Literacy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care
keywords: Heart failure; Literacy; Multi-lingual; Self-care