AHA survey: Online ed program more effective for heart patients

AHA survey: Online ed program more effective for heart patients

An American Heart Association survey released this month found that patients who used the association's online heart disease education program, Heart Profilers, were more aware of treatment options than Internet-using patients who did not use the association's program. Patients who used the program were 1.58 times more likely than nonusers to know about the four or more atrial fibrillation treatments available and were more likely to ask their doctors about their care. They were also 1.56 times more likely to ask their doctors about medications or treatments that they had heard about outside the doctor's office. More than 260,000 people have used the tool since its launch in 2002. To view the Heart Profilers tool go to the AHA <http://www.americanheart.org/heartprofilers>  site.