8th Annual WML Academic Symposium

Presenter(s): Rebecca Hilleary, Sarah Jabusch, and Becky Zheng
Title: Assessment of Real-World Data for Evidence for Gender Disparities in the Provision of Education amongst Patients Diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease
Developed under the guidance of Dr. Charles Carter , Clinical Research

The study objective was to determine whether there are gender and sociodemographic disparities in the receipt of patient education among those with CHD. This was a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study of adults diagnosed with CHD in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. A series of chi-square tests were performed for the covariates of interest. Females were 0.86 (95% CI: 0.78-0.95) times as likely to receive patient education when compared to males (p=0.0024). Gender, payment type, use of tobacco products, care provided by primary care provider, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obesity variables were the strongest predictors of receipt of patient education.