The potential impact of patient education on improving outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) has received little attention. In a randomised clinical trial, McIntyre and colleagues1 found that waiting room video-based education about CVD risk reduction resulted in more patients being motivated to implement heart healthy behaviours (29.6% vs 18.7%, relative risk 1.63, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.55) and higher levels of satisfaction with the clinic visit. Participants who were also randomised to receive education about cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) reported greater confidence in performing CPR. Overall, at baseline 16% of patients reported optimal CVD risk factors which increased to 25% at 30 days but there was no difference in improvement between the intervention group and usual care (figure 1). Figure 1 Informational graphic summary of the While You’re Waiting study. In an editorial, White2 comments that ‘Health literacy is an underused resource for improving cardiac outcomes with patients being better able to understand their disease, understand modifications in …

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心跳：改善心脏结局的健康素养

患者教育对改善心血管疾病 (CVD) 患者预后的潜在影响很少受到关注。在一项随机临床试验中，McIntyre 及其同事 1 发现候诊室关于降低 CVD 风险的基于视频的教育导致更多患者有动力实施心脏健康行为（29.6% 对 18.7%，相对风险 1.63，95% CI 1.04 至 2.55）以及对诊所访问的更高满意度。还随机接受心肺复苏 (CPR) 教育的参与者报告说，他们对执行 CPR 更有信心。总体而言，基线时 16% 的患者报告了最佳 CVD 风险因素，在 30 天时增加到 25%，但干预组和常规护理之间的改善没有差异（图 1）。图 1 等待时研究的信息图形摘要。在一篇社论中，怀特 2 评论说，“健康素养是一种未被充分利用的资源，可以改善心脏结果，使患者能够更好地了解他们的疾病，了解……