How Do Patients Understand Safety for Cardiac Implantable Devices? Importance of Postintervention Education

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices.

Demographic Characteristics	Patients with education; Number (%); (n:28)	Patients without education; Number (%); (n:93)
Age (years) (mean±SD)	60.54±10.58	65.41±14.40
Sex (M/F)	17/11 (60.7/39.3)	59/34 (63.4/36.6)
Education
Illiterate	6 (21.4)	17 (18.27)
Primary & Secondary School	16 (57.1)	52 (55.91)
High School	6 (21.4)	13 (14)
University	0 (0)	1 (1.1)
Occupation
Retarded	14 (50)	48 (51.61)
House Wife	10 (35.7)	34 (36.55)
Self-employed	3 (10.7)	8 (8.60)
Civil servant & student	1 (4.6)	3 (3.22)