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PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES IN INTERVENTION CARDIOLOGY. EVALUATION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANS
Saqab Saboor
Frontier Medical and Dental College, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Waqas Ahmed
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Rizwan Ali
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Bakht Umar Khan
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Zeeshan Ahmad
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Muhammad Bilal (Corresponding Author)
Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, National Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Keywords:
Patient-centered care, interventional cardiology, personalized treatment, percutaneous coronary intervention, patient satisfaction, quality of life, clinical outcomes.
Abstract
Background: The concept of patient-centered care has become an indispensable paradigm in contemporary interventional cardiology, underlining the need to develop treatment approaches based on unique clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients. Traditional methods have historically focused on procedural success and survival rates without fully addressing quality-of-life results and patient satisfaction.
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of individualized treatment plans in enhancing patient-centered outcomes such as clinical recovery, quality of life, and satisfaction among individuals undergoing interventional cardiology procedures.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Diseases (AFIC/NIHD) between August 2023 and April 2024. One hundred and thirty patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) were recruited and evaluated under personalized treatment plans (PTP group, $n=65$) versus standard care (SC group, $n=65$). Validated questionnaires (SAQ, EQ-5D, SF-36) and clinical parameters were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 26.
Results: Patients with individualized treatment plans demonstrated higher satisfaction ratings ($4.6 \pm 0.5$ vs. $3.9 \pm 0.7$, $p < 0.001$) and higher mean quality-of-life scores ($82.6 \pm 6.5$ vs. $74.3 \pm 7.2$, $p < 0.001$) compared to the standard care group. The PTP group showed significantly reduced major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (9.2% vs. 20%, $p = 0.045$) and lower hospital readmission rates (7.7% vs. 18.5%, $p = 0.038$) at 6 months. Mean hospital stay was also significantly shorter in the personalized group ($3.4 \pm 1.1$ days vs. $4.2 \pm 1.3$ days, $p = 0.002$).
Conclusion: Patient-centered, individualized treatment plans in interventional cardiology significantly improve clinical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes. Integrating personalized strategies enhances patient satisfaction and medication adherence while reducing complication rates and hospitalization duration.
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2025-11-01
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