Key result
ACS patients demonstrate limited disease knowledge but maintain generally positive attitudes and practices.
Why the study?
Acute coronary syndrome imposes a heavy burden and impairs quality of life, making an understanding of patients' knowledge, attitudes, and practices essential for timely care seeking and secondary prevention.
Population
475 patients with acute coronary syndrome at Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital in Taiyuan, China
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Warrants targeted ACS symptom and emergency response education; hypothesis-generating for trials assessing impact on timely care-seeking.
Cross-Sectional (n=475)
No
p-value: p=<0.001
Patients with acute coronary syndrome demonstrated limited knowledge but generally positive attitudes and practices, highlighting the need for education focused on symptom recognition and emergency response to improve timely care seeking.
Wang et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Acute Coronary Syndrome (n=475). null vs. null was evaluated on Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward acute coronary syndrome (p=<0.001). Patients with acute coronary syndrome had limited knowledge but generally positive attitudes and practices, with knowledge scores averaging 4.16 out of 14 and attitude scores averaging 45.05 out of 55.
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