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Observational Study
. 2023 Feb 28;13(2):e068351.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068351.

Determinants of information needs in patients with coronary artery disease receiving cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective observational study

Nicole Tenbult  1   2 , Isabelle van Asten  3 , Simone Traa  4 , Rutger W M Brouwers  3   2 , Ruud F Spee  3 , Yuan Lu  2 , Alberto Brini  5 , Willem Kop  6 , Hareld Kemps  3   2
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Observational Study

Determinants of information needs in patients with coronary artery disease receiving cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective observational study

Nicole Tenbult et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Objectives: Knowledge on information needs in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients is scarce. This study investigates determinants of information needs in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Design: Prospective observational study.

Participants: A total of 259 patients participated.

Setting: CR centre serving a general hospital in The Netherlands.

Methods: Patients with a coronary event and/or revascularisation referred for CR completed questionnaires assessing their level of information needs with respect to nutrition, physical activity, smoking, medication use and psychological well-being, and potential determinants of information needs (sociodemographic characteristics, health literacy, illness perceptions, anxiety, depression, Type D personality and quality of life).

Results: The majority (63%) of patients indicated a need for information on at least one of the four topics (nutrition, physical activity, medication use, psychological well-being), with considerable inter-individual variation. Female sex, being employed, higher socioeconomic status, higher levels of anxiety and higher illness perception were associated with higher information needs on specific topics.

Conclusions: The majority of CR patients with CAD have a need for information, with considerable inter-individual variability. Several demographic, socioeconomic and psychosocial characteristics were related to their preference for information topics. These results underline the need for personalised information strategies in patients undergoing CR.

Keywords: cardiology; coronary heart disease; preventive medicine; rehabilitation medicine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Distribution of the amount of topics on which patients needed information.
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