Background: Modifications to lifestyle and healthy behavior are essential to better clinical
outcomes in patients with cardiac stents to prevent recurrence of cardiac stents. Aim of the study:
Was to assess lifestyle pattern for cardiac patients regarding recurrence of cardiac stents. Setting:
This study was carried out at the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic in Benha University Hospital.
Sample: A purposive sample including 100 patients with cardiac stents was used. Tools: Two tools
were utilized. Tool I: An interviewing questionnaire composed of three parts, which are
demographic characteristics of the cardiac stent patients, medical history of studied patients and
knowledge of studied patient’s regarding cardiac stents. Tool II: Lifestyle questionnaire used to
assess cardiac patients lifestyle pattern. Results: 32.0% of studied patients aged from 40 < 50 years.
68% were suffering from hypertension. 60% of studied patients performed the cardiac stent three
times. 33% of them had good total knowledge level regarding cardiac stents and 36.0% had healthy
total lifestyle pattern. Conclusion: A statistically significant relation between studied patients total
lifestyle pattern and recurrence of cardiac stents. Recommendation: Health education program
should be provided for patients with cardiac stent to improve their knowledge and practices related
to lifestyle modification. |
