How Do Patients Understand Safety for Cardiac Implantable Devices? Importance of Postintervention Education risk

Risk perception

• risk knowledge
• personal risk estimation
• patient education

Endpoint

• effect of patient education on the knowledge of safety and awareness about living with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Considered exposure sources

• • EMF general
• • electric current application
  • PC/TV monitor
  • metal detector gate
  • therapeutic/medical device
  • electrotherapy
  • electric blanket
  • other domestic appliance
  • EAS/RFID
  • microw. oven/heating device
  • mobile communications
  • mobile phone
  • MRI
  • audio/video dev.

Investigated group

28 newly implanted CIED patients with patient education and 39 CIED patients without patient education took part in the survey in Turkey.