Population
40 subjects undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, mean age 63 years, 27 men and 13 women.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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May warrant caution with in-hospital education post-PCI due to distress and attention limits; leaves open optimal timing for prospective trials.
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention experience psychological distress and reduced capacity for direct attention during hospitalization, suggesting the hospital environment is suboptimal for patient education.
Diane L. Carroll (2005) studied this question.
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