Background: Heart attacks among adults are considered one of the most prevalent global health concerns. Aim: to assess the lifestyle of newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in the outpatient cardiology clinics of the Academy of Heart at Ain Shams University Hospital in Cairo governorate. Sample: A Purposive sample of 251 newly diagnosed adults. Study tool: Two tools were used for data collection: The first tool was astructured interview questionnaire, which consisted of five parts: Part 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of a newly diagnosed adult with heart attacks. Part 2: Knowledge of newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks. Part 3: Reported practices of newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks related to lifestyle. Part 4: Health needs and problems of newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks. Part 5: Lifestyle questionnaire sheet. The second tool: Medical records. Results: The mean age of the newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks was 37.65±5.22. 57.2% of the studied sample had a satisfactory level of total knowledge. 55.6 % of the studied sample reported unhealthy practices. 62.8% of the studied newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks had not achieved health needs. However, 58.4% of the studied newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks had unhealthy lifestyles. Conclusion: More than half of the studied newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks had a satisfactory level of total knowledge. More than half of the studied newly diagnosed adults with heart attacks had unhealthy reported practices. There was a highly statistically significant relationship between total knowledge and total practices, and there was a highly statistically significant relationship between total problems and total practices. Recommendation: A health education program to increase the adult's knowledge, improve their practices, and teach them the importance of early treatment and healthy lifestyle guidelines.
Yaseen Mohamed, S., Mohamed Mohamed Hussein, H., & Talaat Mohamed, A. (2024). Life Style of Newly Diagnosed Adults with Heart Attacks. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 15(4), 28-37. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.383799
MLA
Sahar Yaseen Mohamed; Hala Mohamed Mohamed Hussein; Asmaa Talaat Mohamed. "Life Style of Newly Diagnosed Adults with Heart Attacks", Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 15, 4, 2024, 28-37. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.383799
HARVARD
Yaseen Mohamed, S., Mohamed Mohamed Hussein, H., Talaat Mohamed, A. (2024). 'Life Style of Newly Diagnosed Adults with Heart Attacks', Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 15(4), pp. 28-37. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.383799
VANCOUVER
Yaseen Mohamed, S., Mohamed Mohamed Hussein, H., Talaat Mohamed, A. Life Style of Newly Diagnosed Adults with Heart Attacks. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2024; 15(4): 28-37. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.383799
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