Key result
Free, publicly available tools including RHD-MIS, FCIS, and ACDS have been developed to assess educational needs, functioning, and adherence in patients after myocardial infarction.
Why the study?
High long-term mortality after myocardial infarction may stem from non-adherence, so tools were developed to assess educational needs, discharge readiness, functioning, and adherence to improve outcomes.
The introduction of standardized, validated questionnaires (RHD-MIS, FCIS, ACDS) may help identify patients at risk of non-adherence and poor coping after myocardial infarction, facilitating targeted education and support.
Cardiovascular diseases are serious health, social, and economical problem mainly due to high morbidity and mortality. Myocardial infarction is burdened with one of the highest mortality rates and therefore requires particular interest of the researchers. The high mortality during long-term follow-up could be potentially explained by patients' attitude and not following the therapeutic recommendation which is defined in the literature as non-adherence. It is estimated that in patients with low adherence the risk of death is two times higher than in those who followed the therapeutic instructions. In order to improve the long-time results, we developed free, publicly available tools for complex assessment of patients after myocardial infarction. Those scales were designed to assess patient's: educational needs and readiness for hospital discharge, functioning in the chronic illness, and adherence to recommendations regarding pharmacotherapy.
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Piotr Michalski (2019) conducted a review in Myocardial Infarction. Assessment tools (RHD-MIS, FCIS, ACDS) was evaluated. Free, publicly available tools including RHD-MIS, FCIS, and ACDS have been developed to assess educational needs, functioning, and adherence in patients after myocardial infarction.
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