Investigation on the cognition, attitude to disease in outpatient with atrial fibrillation

Abstract

Objective To investigate and analyze the cognition , attitude to disease in outpatient with atrial fibrillation （ AF） to provide the basis for clinical nursing .Methods One hundred and sixty outpatient with AF from March 2013 to April 2013 were chosen and were surveyed by the self-made questionnaire about the cognition, attitude to disease in AF patients .The related factors which can affect the cognition , attitude to disease in AF patients including age , gender , occupation , education , economic income monthly , payment of medical expenses , type of AF were analyzed .Results The score of the cognition in AF patients was （14.91 ± 4.92）, and was in a bad level .The score of the attitude to disease was （18.59 ±4.16）, and was in a good level.The differences were found in the cognition in AF patiens with different age , occupation, education, the type of AF （F=1.00, 2.61, 2.20, 4.21, respectively;P〈0.05）.The differences were found in the attitude to disease in AF patients with different occupation , education, payment of medical expenses （F=0.28, 0.95, 0.92, respectively;P〈0.05）.Conclusions The nurses should carry out health education according to the different clinical characteristics in AF patients , and improve the patient compliance , and actively cooperate with medical treatment . Key words: Atrial fibrillation; Outpatient; Cognition; Attitude; Data collection