After a heart attack, foreign-born people are less likely to attend a relapse-preventing Heart School than native-born patients.
May 15 2024Linköping University But with access to a professional interpreter, participation increases. This was found in a study led by researchers at Linköping University, published in the journal IJC Heart & Vasculature .
In Sweden, individuals who have experienced a heart attack are offered participation in an interactive patient education called Heart School. The aim is to prevent another heart attack. Previous research has shown that Heart School has positive effects on participants and is associated with a longer lifespan among heart attack patients. The patient education known as Heart school, teaches about lifestyle changes, such as diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and stress management.
"One third of the clinics did not offer a professional interpreter, and that surprised me. This may have changed since 2016-;we don't know that-;but the message about the importance of access to a professional interpreter remains the same," says Sammy Zwackman.
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