The goal of this observational study is to understand the role of health literacy in shaping the relationship between gender differences, illness identity, and self-efficacy in geriatric patients with cardiac diseases. The main question it aims to answer is: Does health literacy mediate the relationship between gender, illness identity, and self-efficacy in elderly cardiac patients? Participants with diagnosed cardiac conditions, will complete online surveys assessing their health literacy, illness identity, and self-efficacy over a one-year period. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) will be used to analyze the relationships among these variables.
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Illness Identity Questionnaire (IIQ)
Timeframe: 1 month
Mohammed ElSayed Zaky Principle Investigator, Ph.D