Title: Evaluation of effectiveness of education intervention oninpatients with coronary heartdisease ABSTRACT Objectives: TO investigate the CHD-related knowledge level of inPatients: to Probe the role of the education PamPhlets and the Personal edueation. Methods: The study,which was used anquasi-exPerimental design,Was conducted at 2 Cardiovascular wards.From SePtember 2008 to January 2009,Purposive samPles of 92 Patients were selected as the subjeets of the study.Instruments used for data eolleetion were c0mPosed of 2 Parts:DemograPhic Data Recording Form(DDRM)and the CHD-related Knowledge Scale.Data were collected before and after the Personal sPeeified edueation.DeseriPtive analysis,chi-square test,two-samPle t-test,analysis of variance(ANOVA),Wilcoxon rank sum test,Paired t-test and rePeated measurement ANOVA were Perfomed using with the Statistieal Package for Social Seience(SPSS)13.0. Results: 1.) Before intervention in patients with coronary heart disease-related knowledge, somehow divided into 0.60 ± 0.17 (out of 1), the patient's medication knowledge score was the lowest average of 0.20 ± 0.20, the highest secondary prevention knowledge score, with an average of 0.85 ± 0.15 . 2.) Level of knowledge of patient factors with coronary heart disease in patients with education level and economic level, level of knowledge not found in patients with coronary heart disease by age, sex, eating habits, activity habits, frequency of hospitalization, hospitalization for coronary heart disease, weight index, abdominal circumference, marital status, smoking related. 3.) Patients receiving individual health education knowledge score was 0.71 after the 0.14 persons, compared with before intervention had significant growth. Conclusion:Patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease health education plus individualized health education manual payment method can significantly improve the level of knowledge in patients with coronary heart disease, especially drug-related knowledge. Nurses need to CAD patients of the original level of knowledge and culture and carry out individualized health education. KEY WORDS: Coronary heart disease, health education TYPE OF THESIS: Applied Research