How helpful is a DVD to provide information for people having coronary angioplasty?

What is it about?

Elective angioplasty is a treatment that widens narrowed coronary arteries to relieve symptoms of chest pain. Patients having this planned treatment are only in hospital for a very short time. This means there is not much opportunity to provide education about healthy lifestyle changes and psychological support. To address this problem we developed a DVD, co-designed with service users and health professionals, which is sent to patients in advance of their treatment. It was evaluated positively by users.

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