2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.01.011
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Emergency Department education improves patient knowledge of coronary artery disease risk factors but not the accuracy of their own risk perception

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“…Study subjects who received the intervention program improved their knowledge about cardiac health, and developed higher levels of knowledge than the control group. These findings confirm earlier reports [2,[15][16][17][18] that showed interventional programs produced an increase in subjects' cardiac related knowledge. This is an important indicator for the effectiveness of intervention programs in improving subjects' cardiac related knowledge.…”
Section: The Effect Of Intervention On Knowledgesupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…Study subjects who received the intervention program improved their knowledge about cardiac health, and developed higher levels of knowledge than the control group. These findings confirm earlier reports [2,[15][16][17][18] that showed interventional programs produced an increase in subjects' cardiac related knowledge. This is an important indicator for the effectiveness of intervention programs in improving subjects' cardiac related knowledge.…”
Section: The Effect Of Intervention On Knowledgesupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Therefore, several researchers have supported the use of health education in helping people to adopt healthier lifestyles [12][13][14]. Evidence from previous studies [2,[15][16][17][18] showed that providing cardiac related educational programs led to significant improvements in the subjects' knowledge about cardiac risk factors in experimental group, as opposed to the control groups' knowledge.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unfortunately, the translation of this finding to everyday practice has been limited and only 50 to 75% of PCI patients are adherent to thienopyridines post stent placement 57 . Inadequate adherence to medications is a pervasive healthcare problem that increases the risk of preventable hospitalizations 8 , morbidity and mortality 9 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Counselling on lifestyle issues and symptom control is deemed important by patients (Turton 1998). To enable more effective self-care (Corbett et al 2000, McBride 2004, patients also expect to receive more education on health promotion, tailored to meet their individual life situation (Sheahan 2000, Williams et al 2007.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%