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 ) .
Effects of a Problem-Based Learning Rehabilitation Programme on Quality of Life in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Background : The aim of cardiac rehabilitation ( CR ) is not only physical improvement but also increased quality of life ( QoL ) . A CR programme based upon problem based learning ( PBL ) philosophy was developed , to achieve and apply new knowledge related to coronary artery disease ( CAD ) . The aim of this paper was to evaluate the impact of the PBL programme on QoL. Methods : 207 consecutive patients < 70 years of age with a recent event of CAD were r and omised to a  PBL group ( n = 104 ) or a control group ( n = 103 ) . In addition to st and ard treatment , the PBL patients participated in 13 group sessions during 1 year , where individual learning needs and behavioural changes were focused upon . QoL was measured by the Ladder of Life , Self-Rated Health ( SRH ) , SF 36 , and Cardiac Health Profile ( CHP ) . Results : Significant differences between the groups , favouring the PBL patients , were found by global instruments : more optimistic expectations of the future QoL and a better general condition . No differences were found by SRH , SF 36 or subscales of CHP , but QoL increased in both groups during the year . Conclusions : The main outcome was that QoL improved in both groups with some effects favouring the PBL programme
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 ) .