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

Table 3

Correct responses of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) for physical or daily life activities.

Could patients with CIED’s.....?	Education Group		Group without education; (n:93)	Within education group; p	Between groups; p
	Before education; (n:28)	After education; (n:28)
return to their daily life	13 (46.4)	22 (78.6)	81 (87.1)	0.012	0.266
drive	6 (21.4)	16 (57.1)	65 (69.9)	0.013	0.209
climb the stairs	11 (39.3)	26 (92.9)	78 (83.9)	0.001	0.230
use their arm on the side of CIED	5 (18.5)	16 (57.1)	72 (77.4)	0.006	0.035^#
do exercise or do sports	10 (35.7)	23 (82.1)	55 (59.1)	0.002	0.026^#
swim	2 (7.1)	11 (39.3)	38 (40.9)	0.012	0.882
return to their sexual life	7 (25)	22 (78.6)	57 (61.3)	0.001	0.092
return to their work	8 (28.6)	21 (75)	71 (76.3)	0.001	0.884
bend forward with the trunk	2 (7.1)	17 (60.7)	72 (77.4)	0.001	0.079

p<0.05, for the comparison within the education group.
#p<0.05, for the comparison between groups after education and without education.