Key result
Self-reported questionnaires allow comprehensive in-hospital and post-discharge assessment of patients after acute coronary syndrome.
Why the study?
Effective preparation for discharge is expected to improve treatment adherence and chronic functioning to ameliorate clinical outcomes, prompting the introduction of a comprehensive evaluation strategy for post-ACS patients.
The use of specific self-reported questionnaires (RHD-MIS, ACDS, FCIS) offers a simple and low-cost strategy to personalize educational and therapeutic interventions for patients recovering from acute coronary syndrome.
Effective patients’ preparation for discharge is expected to improve adherence to long-term treatment and functioning in chronic faze of coronary artery disease-ameliorating clinical outcome. This paper is aimed to introduce the strategy of comprehensive post-ACS in-hospital patients’ evaluation regarding readiness for hospital discharge, as well as a post-discharge assessment of adherence to pharmacological treatment and functioning in the chronic phase of the coronary artery. A system of diagnostic tools allowing assessment of patients during hospitalization and after discharge has been developed. The Readiness for Hospital Discharge after Myocardial Infarction Scale (RHD-MIS) was designed for in-hospital evaluation, while the Adherence in Chronic Diseases Scale (ACDS) and the Functioning in Chronic Illness Scale (FCIS) for examination during follow-up visits. They are expected to reflect the effectiveness of different aspects of patient-medical staff collaboration. Use of questionnaires seems to be a method of choice for this purpose because of the simplicity, easiness of their application, and low cost. Self-reported questionnaires allow comprehensive in-hospital and post-discharge assessment of patients after ACS.
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Aldona Kubica (2019) conducted a review in Acute coronary syndrome. Self-reported questionnaires (RHD-MIS, ACDS, FCIS) was evaluated. Self-reported questionnaires allow comprehensive in-hospital and post-discharge assessment of patients after acute coronary syndrome.
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