TY - JOUR T1 - A Path Analysis Model of Ischemic Heart Disease Patient’s Preferences in Obtaining Health Information and Factors Affecting Them AU - Kahouei, Mehdi AU - Panahi, Sohaila Sadat Ghazavi Shariat AU - Ansari, Reihaneh AU - Shamnaz, Fereshteh JO - Research Journal of Medical Sciences VL - 9 IS - 5 SP - 272 EP - 278 PY - 2015 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-9346 DO - rjmsci.2015.272.278 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2015.272.278 KW - Questionnaire KW -patients KW -heart disease KW -mental health KW -unique characteristics AB - Although, numerous studies have been conducted in the field of cardiac illnesses, none of them have prioritized the preferences from the perspective of patients. Identifying the information needs of patients can help to change and improve patient’s quality of life. The study was a cross-sectional study which was conducted on 200 patients with ischemic heart disease who referred to Kosar Hospital in Semnan in 2015. The data collection tool was a researcher made questionnaire. The findings showed that the patients more needed to mental health problems information. Sex (OR = 2.646, CI 95%), age (OR = 3.509, CI 95%), Job (OR = 2.876, CI 95%), education (OR = 5.187, CI 95%) and income (OR = 3.774, CI 95%) had positive and significant relationships with the patient’s information needs (p<0.05). The results showed that patients with ischemic heart disease have different information needs. In other words, this study showed that people are concerned about different issues and their needs can vary based on their unique characteristics. ER -