Patients' awareness about cardiovascular disease and the causes of coronary artery disease

Abstract EN

Objective : this study aims to assess the awareness of patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

Methodology : A descriptive design was applied in this study.

A purposive sample consisted of 100 patients with cardiovascular disease in the Mosul's hospitals were interviewed to achieve study objectives.

A questionnaire was used for data collection after tested for validity and reliability by pilot study.

Results : the study results showed the mean of patients awareness are (1.78) cut point of (3) and the majority of patients 84 % were aged more than 50 years or above.

Slightly increase proportion of male more than females.

Most of them are married 81 %, retired, smokers, and a period of developing the disease are less than one year47 %.

Recommendations : the study recommended the need for targeted education regarding risk factors, especially those who are treated for hypertension and diabetes mellitus.