Knowledge regarding secondary prevention lifestyle practices among patients with ischaemic heart disease in Oman: Pilot study

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. © 2017,sultan qaboos university. all rights reserved.