Adebayo O, Adeyanju A T, Ademowo-Olusanya O, Ogunsola Q, Orimolade O A, Aje A, Ogah O S, Adeoye A M, Adebiyi A, Oladapo O O
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Ann Ib Postgrad Med. 2025 Mar 31;23(1):38-46.
Despite the rise in the burden of heart failure (HF), there seems to be poor level of awareness concerning the syndrome particularly in the lowand middle-income countries. This study sought to determine the level of awareness of HF among patients attending cardiology clinic in a big tertiary institution in South Western Nigeria.
Patients attending the Cardiology clinic at University College Hospital, Ibadan were recruited. A structured questionnaire was used to assess their level of awareness of HF. Normally distributed continuous variables were summarised as means and standard deviations. Categorical variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages. The statistical analysis was done using SPSS, Windows version 23.0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp).
Majority of the participants were females (55.2%) with mean age of 56.4years. Most patients (54.0%) were educated to tertiary level, lived in urban area (96.4%) and had hypertension (88.0%). The overall knowledge of the course of HF was not optimal, however, most patients have heard about HF before the study and are aware of common aetiologies and symptoms of HF. There was mixed performance with the knowledge of treatment of HF with many misconceptions. The most preferred source for information was the clinic (99.4%). Others included the internet (83.0%), and patient guides (67.6%).
This study highlighted the gap and the need for educational interventions to address misconceptions and improve patients & knowledge about HF.
尽管心力衰竭（HF）的负担有所增加，但对于该综合征的认知水平似乎较低，尤其是在低收入和中等收入国家。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚西南部一家大型三级医疗机构心内科门诊患者对HF的认知水平。
招募了在伊巴丹大学学院医院心内科门诊就诊的患者。使用结构化问卷评估他们对HF的认知水平。正态分布的连续变量以均值和标准差进行汇总。分类变量以频率和百分比表示。使用SPSS Windows 23.0版（纽约州阿蒙克：IBM公司）进行统计分析。
大多数参与者为女性（55.2%），平均年龄为56.4岁。大多数患者（54.0%）接受过高等教育，居住在城市地区（96.4%），患有高血压（88.0%）。对HF病程的总体认知并不理想，然而，大多数患者在研究前听说过HF，并了解HF的常见病因和症状。在HF治疗知识方面表现参差不齐，存在许多误解。最受欢迎的信息来源是诊所（99.4%）。其他包括互联网（83.0%）和患者指南（67.6%）。
本研究突出了差距以及开展教育干预以解决误解并提高患者对HF的认识的必要性。
