Patient confidence regarding secondary lifestyle modification and knowledge of 'heart attack' symptoms following percutaneous revascularisation in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To assess patient perspectives on secondary lifestyle modification and knowledge of 'heart attack' after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary artery disease (CAD). DESIGN:Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING:A single university-based hospital centre in Japan. PARTICIPANTS:In total, 236 consecutive patients with CAD who underwent PCI completed a questionnaire (age, 67.4±10.1 years; women, 14.8%; elective PCI, 75.4%). The survey questionnaire included questions related to confidence levels about (1) lifestyle modification at the time of discharge and (2) appropriate recognition of heart attack symptoms and reactions to these symptoms on a four-point Likert scale (1=not confident to 4=completely confident). PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE:The primary outcome assesse

SUBMITTER: Kitakata H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857652 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature