| Clinical significance of health literacy |
Utilise health literacy as an ancillary measure in AF clinical trials Describe the epidemiology of limited health literacy and its associations in patients with AF Assess the impact of health literacy on clinical outcomes in patients with AF Incorporate health literacy assessments and examine their associations with knowledge, communication, quality of life and health-related outcomes in AF Account for health literacy when examining the effects of educational interventions |
| Management of AF |
|
| Symptoms and quality of life |
Examine the relations between health literacy and symptoms Assess the effect of health literacy on the ability of patients to express symptoms and describe their quality of life and health status Validate methods and instruments assessing patient health status across levels of health literacy. Develop and validate assessments in diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic settings with a high prevalence of limited health literacy
|
| Knowledge and shared decision-making |
Evaluate the associations between health literacy, knowledge of AF and participation in shared decision-making in AF Develop and validate tools assessing AF knowledge that account for health literacy Build educational interventions for AF appropriate for all levels of health literacy (<sixth-grade reading level) Assess the effect of educational interventions to improve AF knowledge on patient-related health status, patient participation in shared decision-making and health-related outcomes in clinical trials and real-life clinical practice
|
| Anticoagulation and thromboprophylaxis |
Assess the associations between health literacy and risk of stroke in AF Assess the associations between health literacy and risk of bleeding in AF Relate health literacy with adherence to anticoagulation, monitoring and dose adjustments Integrate health literacy assessments and educational interventions in trials of anticoagulation in AF
|
