Table 5. Questions used to assess knowledge regarding CV disease and HF.

HF: heart failure, CV: cardiovascular

Awareness regarding cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders

Chest heaviness that occurs during exertion and disappears with rest

Facial paralysis, double vision, and sudden unilateral weakness in the arm

Breathlessness, tiredness, and swollen ankles

Awareness regarding HF, its etiology, and severity

Words that best describe heart failure

Perceived severity if you have the following symptoms: breathlessness, tiredness, or swollen ankles

How soon will you go to the hospital if you feel breathlessness, tiredness, or swollen ankles?

Agree that heart failure is a normal aging process

Awareness regarding the risk of HF

Correct lifetime risk of developing heart failure

Post-discharge one-year mortality from acute heart failure

Readmission rate within one year after discharge from heart failure