title: The Know & Go! program improves knowledge for patients with coronary heart disease in pilot testing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine if patients hospitalized for angioplasty could learn about symptoms, risk factors, and care-seeking behaviors before and after discharge and to assess patient acceptability of the intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two women and 32 men were randomly assigned to groups and completed an intervention pretest. The experimental group viewed the Know & Go! slide presentation at baseline and 2 and 4 months after discharge. A satisfaction survey was mailed to patients in the experimental group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no significant differences between groups in clinical or sociodemographic characteristics. The experimental group scored significantly higher on an intervention posttest at study completion (F = 15.21; P < .001). Patients were highly satisfied with the program and computer technology (range 0-12, M = 9.57 ± 1.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Know & Go! intervention was safe, effective, and acceptable to patients in pilot testing. Results support refinement and further testing of the intervention for patients diagnosed with coronary heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California 95817, USA. holli.devon@ucdmc.ucdavis
authors.forename: Holli A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: DeVon
authors.forename: Sally H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ochs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017050:Episode of Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D012648:Self Care; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation