title: [Theoretical bases of health education in cardiology: the secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease].
abstract: The secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease must, at the right time, recognize and efficaciously treat the categories of the illness (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, heart failure, arrhythmias, sudden death) and restrain its development. The success of such a preventive program involves the active cooperation of the patient who, for this reason, has to be motivated by suitable information. So a proper cardiac information technique is indispensable; it has to involve: the patient, his family, his physician and, more generally, politicians, medical workers, employers. The Authors explain the education and counseling program, started 15 years ago, in accordance with the following scheme: users, goals, educational and counseling methods.
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005190:Family; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
vernacular_title: Le basi dottrinali dell'educazione sanitaria in cardiologia: prevenzione secondaria della cardiopatia ischemica.