An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Patients After a Heart Attack

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Coronary heart disease; Myocardial infarction; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001224819
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18 years or above
- Hospitalized with an incident myocardial infarction (primary or secondary discharge ICD-10 codes of 121 or 122)
- Able to understand one of the following languages: English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Italian or Vietnamese
- Have the ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- A history of myocardial infarction
- Cognitive impairment (determined from the medical records or the nurse in charge)
- Discharged home with diagnosis of heart failure, or on specific targeted therapy for heart failure
- B-type natriuretic peptide >=100 ng/L or left ventricular ejection fraction <25% at discharge
- Discharged to a nursing home or residential aged care facility
- Other significant in-hospital complication including major stroke
- HIV positive
- Active cancer with <1 year life expectancy
- Renal impairment (Creatinine >200 mg/dL or Glomerular Filtration Rate>30)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All-cause hospital admissions (unplanned) ascertained by data linkage with the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset (VAED)[30 days, 6-months (primary timepoint), 12-months and 24-months following index hospital admission]