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SUBMITTER: Du S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626246 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of nursing sciences 20180609 3
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to summarize the evidence of health literacy and health outcomes in hypertensive patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Articles published in English were searched from six databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, ERIC, psycINFO, and SCOPUS. The articles published up to September 2017 were included.<h4>Results</h4>Nineteen publications were included in the review. There was quality and consistent evidence that hypertensive patients with lower literacy had poorer knowledg ...[more]