Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Mayara Moura Alves da Cruz, Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei, Xia Liu, Zhimin Xu, Mariya Prakash Jiandani, Lucky Cuenza, Evangelia Kouidi, Francesco Giallauria, Jibril Mohammed, Lela Maskhulia, Patricia Fernandes Trevizan, Ladislav Batalik, Danielle Gomes Pereira, Nidal Tourkmani, Ivana Burazor, Elio Venturini, Gerlene Grudka Lira, Manuella Bennaton Cardoso Vieira Rehfeld, Victor Ribeiro Neves, Geovana de Jesus Borges, Won-Seok Kim, Seungwoo Cha, Ling Zhang, Sherry L Grace
AIMS: Tailored education is recommended for cardiac patients, yet little is known about information needs in areas of the world where it is most needed. This study aims to assess (i) the measurement properties of the Information Needs in Cardiac Rehabilitation short version (INCR-S) scale and (ii) patient's information needs globally. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this cross-sectional study, English, simplified Chinese, Portuguese, or Korean versions of the INCR-S were administered to in- or out-patients via Qualtrics (January 2022-November 2023)...
May 9, 2024: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology