Identifying gaps in disease knowledge among patients with peripheral artery disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An individual's understanding of disease risk factors and outcomes is important for the ability to make healthy lifestyle choices and decisions about disease treatment. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a condition with increasing global prevalence and high risk of adverse patient outcomes. This study seeks to understand the adequacy of disease understanding in patients with PAD.

Methods

This was an observational study of patients with PAD recruited from vascular surgery outpatient clinic and PAD clinical studies at a single academic medical center over an 8-month period. A 44-item paper survey assessed demographic and socioeconomic information, knowledge of personal medical history, PAD risk factors, consequences of PAD, and health education preferences. Patients

SUBMITTER: Byskosh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8940694 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature