Patients' preferences for secondary prevention following a coronary event.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite clear evidence on the effectiveness of secondary prevention, patients with coronary artery disease frequently fail to reach guideline-based risk factor targets. Integrating patients' preferences into treatment decisions has been recommended to reduce this gap. However, this requires knowledge about patient treatment preferences. Therefore, through a survey study, we aimed to explore which risk factors patients self-perceived, prioritised for improvement, and needed support with after a recent hospitalisation for coronary heart disease.

Methods

A digital questionnaire was presented to patients > 18 years recently discharged (≤3 months) from an acute coronary care unit in the Netherlands (Europe). Patients could select from eight cardiovascular risk factors t

SUBMITTER: van Trier TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10940170 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature