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KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE STUDIES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS TOWARDS MEDICAL INFORMATION

Dr. Zuby Tufail, Dr. Sadia Sultan, Dr. Mehwish Fayyaz

Objective: The main purpose of study was to explore patients’ knowledge about heart failure and their attitudes toward medical information given by healthcare providers. Methodology: A qualitative study was conducted at Nishtar hospital Multan, Pakistan. Semi structured interviews of 50 patients with various stages of chronic heart failure were conducted. Patients belongs to different age groups ranging 40-80years old. Data was analyzed through SPSS software. Results: Numerous patients had only a partial understanding of their disease, whereas a few fully understand their disease condition. Some of them having poor knowledge and showed indifferent behavior. The majority did not request prognostic information, while some of them wanted it. Conclusion: Patients having lower knowledge about heart failure could not be able to understand the information given to them. Awareness seminars should be conducted to educate patient about disease and importance of prognostic information.

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