Effectiveness of Health Literacy Enhancement Integrated with Telehealth in People Newly Diagnosed with Hypertension in Suburban Thailand: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
People newly diagnosed with hypertension often have insufficient health literacy and suboptimal self-care behaviors, particularly in diet, physical activity, and medication adherence. Thus, health literacy enhancement is essential. This quasi-experimental study examined the effectiveness of a telehe...
| Publicado en: | Pacific Rim International Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 397 - 414 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Thailand Nursing & Midwifery Council
Apr-Jun2026
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