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Effect of a postdischarge education class on coronary artery disease knowledge and self-reported health-promoting
S Plach1, M E Wierenga, S M Heidrich
1Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Heart Care Center, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, WI 53188, USA.
Objective:
To determine the effect of a single 2-hour postdischarge education class on knowledge and health-promoting behaviors of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.
Design:
Descriptive, two-group, posttest survey.
Setting:
Midwestern community hospital.
Subjects:
One hundred fourteen patients who had experienced a cardiac catheterization, 53 patients who had attended a postdischarge coronary artery disease education class, and 61 patients who had not attended the class.
Outcome Measures:
Knowledge of coronary artery disease and coronary artery disease risk factor, and health-promoting behaviors.
Results:
Those who attended the postdischarge class scored significantly higher on both knowledge and health-promoting behaviors.
Conclusion:
Patients who attended a single 2-hour postdischarge education class had significantly higher knowledge of coronary artery disease and coronary artery disease risk factors. Knowledge may better prepare people to increase health-promoting behaviors.
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