Experimental arm

Control arm

Education will cover the following topics:

Disease Knowledge and Process Management: Definition of myocardial infarction, long-term management of the disease, risk of recurrence, and recognition of complication symptoms.

Adherence to Medication Therapy: Regular use of medications, their effects, and methods of administration.

Management of Comorbidities: Monitoring and managing existing co-occurring conditions as part of the overall care plan.

Self-Care and Lifestyle Modifications:

Nutrition: Adopting low-fat dietary habits that support heart health. Physical Activity: The importance of regular exercise and a safe activity plan. Risk Factor Control: Smoking cessation and avoiding smoke-filled environments, weight control, and blood pressure monitoring.

Symptom Management: Recognizing potential symptoms and the necessary actions to take in such situations .

Psychosocial Support: Strategies for managing disease-related stress and improving quality of life.

LACE (Length of stay, Acuity of admission, Comorbidity, Emergency department visits) Index: The LACE index was first developed by van Walraven et al. to estimate the risk of unplanned readmission or death within 30 days of hospital discharge in medical and surgical patients. The model was derived and validated based on administrative data with a C-statistic of 0.68. The model includes length of hospital stay (L), severity of admission (A), comorbidities of patients (C), and the number of emergency department visits within six months prior to admission (E). Scores ranging from "0" to "19" and greater than ten are considered a high risk for 30-day readmission. Higher scores indicate a high risk of readmission. This tool is widely used primarily due to its simplicity and usability in daily clinical practice.

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Information Needs Scale (NCPI-10): This scale is a 10-item scale that assesses the information needs of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) . The Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Tüllüce et al. in 2025. A four-point Likert scale was used to answer all items in the scale. The total score of each result is between 10-40. As the importance level score of the information need increases, the importance level for the patient increases. As the level of fulfillment of the information need score increases, the level of fulfillment of the needs increases. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scales was found to be 0.98 for the importance level of the information need and 0.98 for the degree of fulfillment.

The Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory (SC-CHDI) was developed by Dickson et al. to assess the self-care levels of individuals with coronary heart disease. Its Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Bayrak and Oğuz (2020). The scale consists of 22 items and three sub-dimensions: maintaining self-care (10 items), managing self-care (6 items), and self-care confidence (6 items). Items are generally scored on a Likert scale from 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=frequently, and 4=always, with some items in the self-care management sub-dimension being rated between 0 and 4. A total score is not obtained from the scale; each sub-dimension is evaluated separately, and higher scores indicate a better level of self-care. In the Turkish adaptation study, the Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the scale were found to be 0.63 for maintaining self-care, 0.76 for managing self-care, and 0.95 for self-care confidence.

The Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory (SC-CHDI) was developed by Dickson et al. to assess the self-care levels of individuals with coronary heart disease. Its Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Bayrak and Oğuz (2020) . The scale consists of 22 items and three sub-dimensions: maintaining self-care (10 items), managing self-care (6 items), and self-care confidence (6 items). Items are generally scored on a Likert scale from 1=never, 2=sometimes, 3=frequently, and 4=always, with some items in the self-care management sub-dimension being rated between 0 and 4. A total score is not obtained from the scale; each sub-dimension is evaluated separately, and higher scores indicate a better level of self-care. In the Turkish adaptation study, the Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the scale were found to be 0.63 for maintaining self-care, 0.76 for managing self-care, and 0.95 for self-care confidence.