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Effect Of An Educational Intervention On Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge In Men And Women At Risk For Coronary Artery Disease, Rochelle Anderson-Doyley
Effect Of An Educational Intervention On Coronary Artery Disease Knowledge In Men And Women At Risk For Coronary Artery Disease, Rochelle Anderson-Doyley
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. The management of CAD, a preventable disease, has significant implications for health and wellness outcomes in the United States. Decades of research have examined the role and effectiveness of an educational intervention in promoting the patient's knowledge of and ability to manage risk factors for CAD. This project examined the effectiveness of an educational tool implemented in a primary care setting in improving patients' knowledge about CAD risk factors.
Method
The research design was a non-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test design. After receiving institutional review …