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Objective:To investigate the knowledge status and health education needs of patients with atrial fibrillation in the community.Methods:From September to December 2020, 277 patients with atrial fibrillation from 5 community health service centers in Xicheng District of Beijing were selected using typical sampling method for online questionnaire survey. The questionnaire mainly contained basic information of patients, the knowledge of atrial fibrillation and the health education needs. Factors affecting patients′ knowledge level and health education needs were analyzed.Results:The overall awareness rate of disease-related knowledge in 277 patients with atrial fibrillation was 67.1% (1 860/2 770), and in aspects of antithrombotic effect of aspirin [12.3% (34/277)], the benefits and risks of anticoagulation therapy [52.7% (146/277)] and atrial fibrillation discontinuation [55.2% (153/277)], the awareness rates were relatively low. Compared with patients in the age group of 66-79 years and ≥80 years old, those aged ≤65 years had higher awareness rates in knowledge of purpose of anticoagulantion therapy [89.7% (70/78)] and adverse reactions of anticoagulation drugs [89.7% (70/78)] (χ2=6.72, 8.77; P<0.05), but the awareness rate of the benefits and harms of anticoagulation therapy [43.6% (34/78)] was lower (χ2=6.11, P<0.05). The top three health education needs of patients were the impact of atrial fibrillation on the body (3.66±1.77), the method of treating atrial fibrillation (3.65±1.13) and the prognosis with different treatments (3.62±1.15). Further analysis showed that in patients with disease duration ≤5 years, the education needs for the purpose of anticoagulation therapy (3.60±1.17), exercise methods (3.62±1.12), dietary taboos (3.63±1.16), and how to communicate with family and friends(3.33±1.29) were higher than those with a disease duration of more than 5 years ( t=2.03, 2.88, 2.05, 2.07; P<0.05). Doctors [98.6% (273/277)], nurses [40.8% (113/277)] and health education lectures [36.8% (102/277)] were the main sources for patients to acquire knowledge about atrial fibrillation. Most patients had the strongest motivation to obtain health education at the time of disease diagnosis [70.0% (194/277)]. Conclusions:There is insufficient understanding of the disease in patients with atrial fibrillation in the community, and the needs for patients to get health education are high. It is necessary to pay more attention to the early health education in patients with younger age and shorter course of disease.
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Objective To investigate the prevalence of patients with hypertension complicated with heart failure in Shenyang, and to understand population characteristics and risk factors. Methods From January 2018 to December 2018, a large-scale random sampling survey was conducted in various districts and counties in Shenyang, Liaoning, to investigate the study subjects’ physical indicators and laboratory examination indicators through family visits using questionnaires. Results A total of 32 257 people were randomly sampled in Shenyang, with 32 140 valid questionnaires. The questionnaire validity rate was 99.63%. The prevalence of hypertension combined with heart failure was 9.14%, and the disease awareness rate of the patients was 41.46%. There were significant differences in the incidence rates of the patients with different gender, age, residence, occupation, BMI, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and family history of the disease (P<0.05), among which age, BMI, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and family history were risk factors for hypertension complicated with heart failure. There were statistically significant differences in disease awareness rates among people with different gender, age, residence, education level, occupation, BMI, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and family history (P<0.05). The disease awareness rate was mainly affected by gender, age, residence, education level and occupation. Conclusion The prevalence of hypertension complicated with heart failure in Shenyang is related to a variety of factors, among which age, BMI, abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and family history of the disease were risk factors. The disease awareness rate of patients is also low. Therefore, reasonable and effective measures should be taken to reduce the incidence of the disease.
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This study was carried out to ascertain the information needs and sources for Ebola among staff of College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. A total of 200 questionnaires were used to elicit information from the respondents. The 200 questionnaire were administered to the respondents and all the responses were retrieved accordingly for data analysis. The data were analyzed using percentages. Findings showed that a good number of the respondents correctly identified best preventive measures against Ebola as avoiding raw foods especially under cooked meat and washing hands regularly with soap or use of hand sanitizers. This show the respondents are aware of the disease. Information is needed most on the causes of Ebola virus and television and radio were major sources of information on Ebola. In conclusion, the study noted that there is need for planned and proper dissemination of information on of Ebola Virus Disease. This will help the citizens to prevent the disease as well as manage any outbreak.