Predictors of Knowledge of Coronary Intervention in a Group of PCI Patients.

Abdul Haseeb,Ayesha Sultan,Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Hussain,Maheen Javed,Arham Amir Arfeen,Sharmeen Kamran Mian,Raamish Bin Amir,Mudassir Iqbal Dar,Mohammad Hussham Arshad,Muhammad Bilal

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v8n6p187

Abstract

Objective:This study was performed to assess the knowledge of CAD risk factors and post management of coronary intervention among sample of population who were hospitalized for PCI.Methodology:A cross-sectional, descriptive survey was conducted in Cardiology ward of a tertiary care hospital from July 2013 to May 2015 on 600 patients. A structured questionnaire was used to interview the patients. In univariate analysis, t-tests were employed to assess association of knowledge of CAD risk factors with gender, education level and monthly household income.Results:The mean score of participants with no education was 4.42 and patients with education of bachelors or higher was 8.59 (p-value: 0.01). Similarly, the mean score for participants with monthly household income less than 5000 was 3.32 and participants with income higher than 50,000 had a score of 8.31 (p-value: 0.01). Furthermore, only 28% (N=168) claimed aerobic exercise as a key part of angioplasty recovery.Conclusions:Our results indicate the lack of good level of knowledge of risk factors for CAD and post management of coronary intervention among PCI patients of Pakistan. There is urgent need for targeted educational programs on national basis to reduce mortality associated with CAD in Pakistani population.

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Cardiovascular diseases are leading cause of death as they account for 15 million deaths every year in the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 1999)
This study was performed to assess the knowledge of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors and post management of coronary intervention among sample of population who were hospitalized for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Our results indicate the lack of good level of knowledge of risk factors for CAD and post management of coronary intervention among PCI patients of Pakistan

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Cardiovascular diseases are leading cause of death as they account for 15 million deaths every year in the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 1999). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that approximately 61 million people in the United States are suffering from cardiovascular disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). It is further classified as a cardinal source of physical disability, in rapidly increasing aged population. The scenario is disastrous in Pakistan and other third world countries, as there is a drastic increase in number of patients with ischemic heart disease every year. The cardiac arrest independently contributes to 25% of death secondary to ischemic heart diseases in Pakistan (Rasheed, Habib, Dar, Saeed, Mehjabeen, & Jahan, 2014)

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