Health literacy and self-management in people with coronary heart disease: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of the review is to assess the association between health literacy levels and self-management behaviors in people with coronary heart disease.

Introduction: Initiating and maintaining self-management behaviors following a coronary event can be challenging. The capacity to initiate behavioral changes requires adequate health literacy, which is the ability to understand and use health care information to make appropriate health decisions.

Effectiveness of nurse-led cardiac rehabilitation programs following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a systematic review.

Review Objective: The objective of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of nurse-led cardiac rehabilitation programs following coronary artery bypass graft surgery on patients' health-related quality of life and hospital readmission.

Introduction: Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, putting a great strain on healthcare resources. For the past two decades, population-wide primary prevention and individual healthcare approaches have resulted in a dramatic decline in overall cardiac mortality.