The Effect of Cardiac Education on Knowledge and Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle

Loai I. Tawalbeh and Muayyad M. Ahmad

Clinical Nursing Research, 2014, vol. 23, issue 3, 245-258

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the effect of cardiac educational program on the level of knowledge and adherence to healthy lifestyle among patients with coronary artery disease in the north of Jordan. Pretest–posttest design was used. Eighty-four patients completed the posttest questionnaire. Knowledge and adherence to healthy lifestyle were measured at baseline and at 1 month after the application of the program. Paired t -test was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the change in the mean knowledge scores (10.50), p

Keywords: cardiovascular; diseases; clinical research areas; coronary artery disease; diseases; clinical research areas; patient education; nursing interventions; clinical research areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773813486476

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