Health Commun.  2018 Dec;13(2):233-241. 10.15715/kjhcom.2018.13.2.233.

Effects of Written Information for Coronary Artery Disease Depending on Patients' Health Literacy on Health Behavior Compliance Related Self-efficacy, Knowledge of Disease, Anxiety, and Educational Satisfaction

• Hwang K
• Won H
• Jang I
• Lee J

• KMID: 2452922
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15715/kjhcom.2018.13.2.233

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of providing written information for coronary artery disease on health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, anxiety, and educational satisfaction depending on patients' health literacy.
METHODS
The participants in this study were 40 patients who underwent coronary angiography or coronary intervention, and depending on the level of health literacy 30 patients were high group and 10 patients were low group. Each group was evaluated on health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, anxiety, and educational satisfaction with providing written information.
RESULTS
By providing written information in the group with high health literacy, there was a significant difference in health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, but there was no significant difference in anxiety variable. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in health behavior compliance related self-efficacy, knowledge of disease, and anxiety by providing written information in the group with low health literacy. Also, there was no significant difference in the educational satisfaction between high and low group of health literacy after providing written information.
CONCLUSION
It is necessary to develop educational materials that can be applied to clinical nursing field with considering health literacy of patients with coronary artery disease. In addition to providing written information, it is also necessary to develop other educational intervention programs such as video and personalized counseling that may be helpful for coronary patients with low health literacy and investigate their effectiveness.

Keyword

health literacy; coronary artery disease; health behavior compliance

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Compliance*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease*
Coronary Vessels*
Counseling
Hand
Health Behavior*
Health Literacy*
Health Status
Humans
Literacy
Nursing