Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with acute myocardial infarction being one of the most common among them. After hospital discharge, patients with acute myocardial infarction are often advised to participate in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, where health education plays an important role. This education must be individualized, comprehensively designed, and supported by appropriate modern approaches and tools. Purpose: The aim of the thesis is to investigate, through a review of national and international literature, which approaches and tools for the implementation of planned health education should be used by members of the healthcare team in post-acute myocardial infarction patients in the outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation program. Methods: The descriptive method of work was used, with a review of domestic and foreign scientific literature. MEDLINE, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) and ERIC databases were searched for literature. We also used the Google Scholar search engine. We limited the age of the literature to the period from 2015 to 2025. Results: Traditional, structured approaches to health education remain effective, especially when they involve repetition of information and basic psychological support. Intensive health education programs based on continuous patient monitoring, particularly when led by nurses, enhance patients' understanding of their condition and promote long-term behavioral changes. A combination of personal contact, counselling, and digital technologies, such as videoconferencing, mobile applications, wearable devices, and online platforms, significantly contributes to improving health-related quality of life, patient independence and engagement. Discussion and conclusion: The most effective approaches to health education after acute myocardial infarction are those that are individually tailored, interdisciplinary, and combine traditoonal and digital methods of delivering health education. Nurses play a key role in supporting and monitoring patients throughout the process. Digital tools enhance accessibility and ensure continuity of care, but patients' digital literacy must also be taken into account. Further research is needed to better adapt health education programs to real-life conditions and specific needs of patients in the Slovenian context and to increase their overall effectiveness.
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