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ArticleLa Tunisie medicale2024

Hela Ghali, Aymen Elhraiech, Hend Ben Souda, Majdi Karray, Bruno Pavy, Chekib Zedini

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Article in La Tunisie medicale, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Evaluation of endometriosis patients' expectations of a therapeutic patient education program and comparison with practitioners' perception.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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Hela GhaliUniversity of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Street of Mohamed Karoui 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.
Aymen ElhraiechUniversity of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Street of Mohamed Karoui 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.
Hend Ben SoudaFamily Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Street of Mohamed Karoui 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.
Majdi KarrayUniversity of Monastir, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, Street Ibn Sina 5000, Monastir, Tunisia.
Bruno PavyCardiac Rehabilitation Department, Loire-Vendee-Ocean hospital center, 44270 Machecoul, France.
Chekib ZediniUniversity of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Street of Mohamed Karoui 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.

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Abstract

aimTo determine the impact of a therapeutic patient education (TPE) program on the quality of life of coronary patients at the Sahloul University Hospital in Sousse.

methodsan interventional study was conducted over a period of seven months from May 2022 to November 2022, with patients hospitalized in the cardiology department of the Sahloul University Hospital. Participants were divided into two groups, intervention and control. The task force benefited from a TPE program. The control group followed the usual consultations at the hospital. The health-related quality of life assessment was done three months after the end of the educational program, using the validated Tunisian version of SF-12.

resultsOf the 129 patients included, 38 followed the education program while 91 were in the control group. Sociodemographic characteristics revealed a male predominance in the study population, with a similar average age between the two groups. The main cardiovascular risk factors identified were smoking, hypertension and diabetes. This program has led to an improvement in the quality of life of patients. Thus, patients who participated in the TPE program had significantly higher scores than the control group in the headings of physical role, emotional role, body pain, social function, and physical health and mental health scores with statistically significant differences.

conclusionOur study highlights the crucial importance of therapeutic education in improving the health status and quality of life of coronary patients. It calls for its widespread integration into cardiovascular care protocols, highlighting its central role in a proactive and personalized approach to medical care.

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Patient Education as TopicQuality of LifeAdultAgedCoronary DiseaseFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsTunisiaCoronary artery diseaseInterventionQuality of lifeTherapeutic patient education

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PMCPMC11668160

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