Comparative evaluation of socioeconomic insecurity in peripheral and coronary artery disease patients.

Background: Cardiovascular disease represents the leading cause of death worldwide. Socioeconomic deprivation is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We have previously shown that precariousness was more frequent in symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients than in the general population.

Patient Education in Spa Resorts: Experience from a French National Program for Patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency.

The prognosis of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is greatly depending upon the ability of the patients to optimize their health-related behaviors (mainly compliance to compression stockings, physical activity and diet). As this is usually challenging for the patients, we developed a therapeutic education program (TEP) aiming at helping them to achieve these optimizations. We report here the preliminary results obtained with this program.

Evaluation of socio-economic insecurity in peripheral artery disease patients.

The social and economic environment has become a major determinant of cardiovascular health. The objective of our study was to assess socio-economic insecurity in patients with symptomatic PAD. The PRECAR study was a non-interventional prospective cohort study.

Impact of an educational program on the quality of life of patients with lymphedema: A preliminary evaluation.

Objective: We report on the preliminary evaluation of a well-designed program, Living with Lymphedema. This longitudinal cohort study assessed patients' quality of life using questionnaires. Our main objective was to evaluate the satisfaction of the patients and their adherence to the program.