Quality evaluation of patient educational resources for catheter ablation treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Alba Cano VallsCeline GallagherEsther CarroMariona MatasLluis MontDennis LauPrashanthan Sanders Jeroen M L Hendriks

Published in: European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology (2021)

The overall understandability of educational CA material was high, whilst improvement of actionability is warranted. The addition of summaries, visual aids, and tools, such as checklists may improve quality. These findings have significant implications for the development of patient educational material for CA in AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
case report
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
combination therapy
venous thromboembolism
coronary artery disease