Cross-sectional analysis reveals health literacy significantly improves health-related quality of life in hypertension patients, highlighting self-care and self-efficacy's roles.
Key Points
Higher health literacy was significantly associated with improved health-related quality of life among hypertension patients.
Self-efficacy and self-care positively correlated with health-related quality of life, although their effect sizes were smaller.
Presence of diabetes and renal disease significantly lowered health-related quality of life in patients with hypertension.
Public health strategies should prioritize enhancing health literacy and self-efficacy to improve quality of life for hypertensive patients.