Functional health literacy: protective role in adherence to treatment for hypertensive patients

Objective: To investigate factors associated with Functional Health Literacy (FHL), as well as its role as a probable protective factor for treatment adherence in individuals with hypertension (SAH), attended in Primary Health Care (Atenção Primária à Saúde - APS) units. Methods: This is a cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Luciana Ricarte Cavalcante, Luciara Leite Brito, Helena Fraga-Maia
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de Fortaleza 2020-08-01
Series:Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
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Online Access:https://periodicos.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/10503