Table 4.
Correct responses to questions on safety of household appliances for electromagnetic interference with cardiac implantable electronic devices.
| Is it safe to use....? | Education Group |
Group without education (n:93) |
Within education group p |
Between groups p |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Before education (n:28) |
After education (n:28) |
||||
| hair dryers, electrical shavers, electrical knife | 4 (14.3) | 12 (42.9) | 23 (24.7) | 0.039 ∗ | 0.064 |
| TV, Radio, remote controls | 3 (10.7) | 22 (78.6) | 49 (52.7) | 0.001 ∗ | 0.015 # |
| Computers, CD/DVD or music players | 3 (10.7) | 17 (60.7) | 44 (47.3) | 0.001 ∗ | 0.214 |
| electrical lamps, switch buttons | 6 (21.4) | 23 (82.1) | 46 (49.5) | 0.001 ∗ | 0.002 # |
| microwave ovens | 1 (3.6) | 11 (39.3) | 18 (19.4) | 0.006 ∗ | 0.030 # |
| magnetic pads, pillows, mattress | 3 (10.7) | 12 (42.9) | 42 (45.2) | 0.012 ∗ | 0.830 |
| electrical muscles stimulators (such as ab stimulator) | 6 (21.4) | 14 (50) | 41 (44.1) | 0.039 ∗ | 0.582 |
| treadmills or electrical powered bicycles | 2 (7.1) | 10 (35.7) | 21 (22.6) | 0.021 ∗ | 0.163 |
| cellular phones | 6 (21.4) | 16 (57.1) | 28 (30.1) | 0.021 ∗ | 0.009 # |
| passing through security gates in airports | 28 (100) | 2 (7.1) | 12 (12.9) | - | 0.403 |
∗p<0.05, for the comparison within the education group.
#p<0.05, for the comparison between groups after education and without education.