There was evidence to suggest that education can improve HRQoL and decrease healthcare costs by reductions in downstream healthcare utilization .
Conclusions : Our review had insufficient power to exclude clinical ly important effects of education on mortality and morbidity .
Background : To assess the effects of patient education on mortality , morbidity , health-related quality of life ( HRQoL ) , and healthcare costs in people with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) .
Heart Disease Management by Women: Does Intervention Format Matter?
A r and omized controlled trial of two formats of a program ( Women Take PRIDE ) to enhance management of heart disease by patients was conducted . Older women ( N = 575 ) were r and omly assigned to a group or self-directed format or to a control group .  Data regarding symptoms , functional health status , and weight were collected at baseline and at 4 , 12 , and 18 months . The formats produced different outcomes . At 18 months , the self-directed format was better than the control in reducing the number ( p ≤ .02 ) , frequency ( p ≤ .03 ) , and bothersomeness ( p ≤ .02 ) of cardiac symptoms . The self-directed format was also better than the group format in reducing symptom frequency of all types ( p ≤ .04 ) . The group format improved ambulation at 12 months ( p ≤ .04 ) and weight loss at 18 months ( p ≤ .03 ) , and group participants were more likely to complete the program ( p ≤ .05 ) . The availability of different learning formats could enhance management of cardiovascular disease by patients
There was evidence to suggest that education can improve HRQoL and decrease healthcare costs by reductions in downstream healthcare utilization .
Conclusions : Our review had insufficient power to exclude clinical ly important effects of education on mortality and morbidity .
Background : To assess the effects of patient education on mortality , morbidity , health-related quality of life ( HRQoL ) , and healthcare costs in people with coronary heart disease ( CHD ) .