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RMJ. 2024; 49(2): 306-309


Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?

Faisal Qadir, Shakeela Naz, Naveedullah Khan, Rizwan Ali Khawaja, Parveen Akhtar, Muhammad Tariq Farman.


Abstract
Objective: To assess patient and physician related factors affecting awareness about rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the adult cardiology unit at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan. The sampling technique was non-probability, consecutive sampling. Patients with rheumatic heart disease of age group between 18 to 60 years were included. All information was recorded using a structured questionnaire. Collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSS 19.
Results: A total of 502 patients were enrolled with almost equal number of male and female patients. Mean age was 37.3±10.9 years. Majority had received primary school education or above. Forty percent patients were not aware of rheumatic valvular heart disease as their diagnosis. Less than half of patients knew childhood fever and sore throat. 72.6% patients were not aware of prophylactic treatment for the disease. There was a late referral to a cardiologist by the general medical practitioner.
Conclusion: There was a very high incidence of lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among affected patients. Moreover, there was a high incidence of inadequate physician-patient counseling about the disease and late referral to cardiologist. To eradicate the scourge of rheumatic heart disease, there needs to be greater physician-patient engagement for improving awareness.

Key words: Awareness, rheumatic heart disease, echocardiography.


 
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Qadir F, Naz S, Khan N, Khawaja RA, Akhtar P, Farman MT. Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. RMJ. 2024; 49(2): 306-309.

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Qadir F, Naz S, Khan N, Khawaja RA, Akhtar P, Farman MT. Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=146272 [Access: April 25, 2024].

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Qadir F, Naz S, Khan N, Khawaja RA, Akhtar P, Farman MT. Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. RMJ. 2024; 49(2): 306-309.


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Qadir F, Naz S, Khan N, Khawaja RA, Akhtar P, Farman MT. Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. RMJ. (2024), [cited April 25, 2024]; 49(2): 306-309.


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Qadir, F., Naz, . S., Khan, . N., Khawaja, . R. A., Akhtar, . P. & Farman, . M. T. (2024) Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. RMJ, 49 (2), 306-309.


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Qadir, Faisal, Shakeela Naz, Naveedullah Khan, Rizwan Ali Khawaja, Parveen Akhtar, and Muhammad Tariq Farman. 2024. Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (2), 306-309.


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Qadir, Faisal, Shakeela Naz, Naveedullah Khan, Rizwan Ali Khawaja, Parveen Akhtar, and Muhammad Tariq Farman. "Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?." Rawal Medical Journal 49 (2024), 306-309.


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Qadir, Faisal, Shakeela Naz, Naveedullah Khan, Rizwan Ali Khawaja, Parveen Akhtar, and Muhammad Tariq Farman. "Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?." Rawal Medical Journal 49.2 (2024), 306-309. Print.


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Qadir, F., Naz, . S., Khan, . N., Khawaja, . R. A., Akhtar, . P. & Farman, . M. T. (2024) Reasons for lack of awareness regarding rheumatic heart disease among hospitalized patients at a cardiac tertiary care setting - Who to blame, the patient or the practitioner?. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (2), 306-309.


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