Cardiac rehabilitation knowledge in patients with coronary heart disease in Baoding city of China: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to assess the awareness on cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods

Inpatients diagnosed with coronary heart disease were recruited from 3 hospitals in this study. The study employed a cardiac structured questionnaire to assess respondents' level of awareness, and bivariate to analyze the sociodemographic factors that influence the awareness on CR.

Results

Of all 500 participants, 66.40% were male and the mean age was 62.51  ±  9.96 years. The mean score of knowledge was 44.00  ±  17.00 (score range: 0-93), and the mean level of awareness was 47.31% (awareness range: 0-100%). The highest mean level of awareness was in the reexamination subscale (98%) and the lower were in the basic inform

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626076 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature