ABSTRACT
Objectives: Secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease [IHD] is very important. This study aimed to assess knowledge of necessary lifestyle changes among Omani patients diagnosed with IHD
Methods: This cross-sectional pilot study took place between October 2015 and February 2016 at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital [SQUH], Muscat, Oman. A total of 30 random patients with IHD from the Cardiology Outpatient Clinic of SQUH were included. A 30-item survey was used to determine patients' knowledge of necessary lifestyle practices following their IHD diagnosis, with scores of <70% indicating poor knowledge
Results: Overall, 21 patients [70.0%] had low knowledge levels. Scores ranged from 38.9?94.4% [mean: 60.7% +/- 14.1%]. No demographic factors were found to predict low scores, although there were some differences in individual questions
Conclusion: Low knowledge levels regarding lifestyle changes were observed among IHD patients in Oman. More efforts should be made to educate these patients for the secondary prevention of IHD