Purpose The objective of this review was to assess the effect of preoperative education on
postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Design Systematic …

Deficits in health literacy are common in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), and
this is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In this scoping review, we sought to …

Perspectives that consider teenage mothers as a 'social problem'are well described in the
literature. However, the attitudes towards teenage mothers held by other teenage mothers …

Objectives Coronary angiography can be stressful for patients and anxiety-caused
physiological responses during the procedure increase the risk of dysrhythmia, coronary …

Introduction Illness perception and self-efficacy in patients with coronary artery disease
(CAD) may affect medication adherence, which is one of the most important challenges in …

Patient characteristics and lack of preparedness are associated with poor outcomes after
hospital discharge. Our purpose was to explore the association between patient …

Background This is an update of a Cochrane review previously published in 2014. Acute
postoperative pain is one of the most disturbing complaints in open heart surgery, and is …

Background As a chronic, disabling disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) has challenged
healthcare systems in many ways. MS adversely affects patients' quality of life and self …

Abstract Background and Objective: Despite medical advances, patients with Myocardial
Infarction do not fully recover and require rehabilitation and other treatment measures as …

Background Open-heart surgery is considered one of the primary treatments for severe
coronary artery stenosis, but it comes with its own set of complications. However, these …