Limited health literacy is common in individuals on dialysis. Individuals with adequate health literacy skills had DBP readings that were on average 13.8 mm Hg lower and MAP that was 14.8 mm Hg lower than those with inadequate health literacy. Prospective studies to elucidate if improvements in health literacy skills will lead to improvement in BP control are needed.
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