Jun Yan1, Li-ming You2, Bai-ling Liu3, Shang-yi Jin4, Jing-jing Zhou5, Chun-xi Lin6, Qing Li4, Jing Gu7. 1. School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 2. School of Nursing, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: youlm@mail.sysu.edu.cn. 3. Department of Cardiology, First Municipal People's Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China. 4. Department of Cardiology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 5. Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 6. Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. 7. Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lifestyle modification is an integral component of cardiac secondary prevention, while it has been confirmed that myocardial infarction (MI) patients' health-related behaviors are heavily influenced by their illness perception. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a telephone follow-up intervention for improving MI patients' illness perception and lifestyle. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial, longitudinal research design was employed. SETTINGS: Cardiac care units in four major general hospitals in Guangzhou, China. PARTICIPANTS: Inclusion criteria were being diagnosed with an initial acute MI, being able to communicate orally in Mandarin or Cantonese and read in Chinese, and living in Guangzhou. Exclusion criteria were with continuing uncontrolled arrhythmias or heart failure, being illiteracy, or with a history of major psychiatric illness, exercise-induced asthma, uncontrolled diabetes, or evidence of dementia. METHOD:124 patients admitted with the first acute MI were randomized to receive either routine care or routine care plus a telephone follow-up intervention, which consist of a pre-discharge education and three telephone follow-up instructions. Data were collected before discharge, at the 6th and the 12th week after discharge from hospital, respectively. RESULTS: At the 6th and the 12th week after discharge, patients in the intervention group had significantly positive perceptions about symptoms of MI (mean difference 3.27, 95% confidence interval 2.48-4.07, p<.001; mean difference 2.12, 95% confidence interval 1.34-2.89, p<.001 respectively) and how long their illness would last (mean difference -0.69, 95% confidence interval -0.91 to -0.47, p<.001; mean difference -0.74, 95% confidence interval -0.96 to -0.51, p<.001 respectively) compared with the control group. The intervention group also had more positive beliefs about the controllability (F=4.23, p=.04) and more improved beliefs about the causes of MI than the control group. Moreover, the intervention improved the patients' nutrition (F=5.16, p=.03) and physical activity at the 12-week follow-up (mean difference 0.37, 95% confidence interval 0.17-0.58, p<.001). CONCLUSION: This telephone follow-up intervention can result in improved illness perception and lifestyle after MI. It could be incorporated into current hospital treatment regimens for MI to improve patients' quality of life.
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BACKGROUND: Lifestyle modification is an integral component of cardiac secondary prevention, while it has been confirmed that myocardial infarction (MI) patients' health-related behaviors are heavily influenced by their illness perception. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a telephone follow-up intervention for improving MI patients' illness perception and lifestyle. DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial, longitudinal research design was employed. SETTINGS: Cardiac care units in four major general hospitals in Guangzhou, China. PARTICIPANTS: Inclusion criteria were being diagnosed with an initial acute MI, being able to communicate orally in Mandarin or Cantonese and read in Chinese, and living in Guangzhou. Exclusion criteria were with continuing uncontrolled arrhythmias or heart failure, being illiteracy, or with a history of major psychiatric illness, exercise-induced asthma, uncontrolled diabetes, or evidence of dementia. METHOD: 124 patients admitted with the first acute MI were randomized to receive either routine care or routine care plus a telephone follow-up intervention, which consist of a pre-discharge education and three telephone follow-up instructions. Data were collected before discharge, at the 6th and the 12th week after discharge from hospital, respectively. RESULTS: At the 6th and the 12th week after discharge, patients in the intervention group had significantly positive perceptions about symptoms of MI (mean difference 3.27, 95% confidence interval 2.48-4.07, p<.001; mean difference 2.12, 95% confidence interval 1.34-2.89, p<.001 respectively) and how long their illness would last (mean difference -0.69, 95% confidence interval -0.91 to -0.47, p<.001; mean difference -0.74, 95% confidence interval -0.96 to -0.51, p<.001 respectively) compared with the control group. The intervention group also had more positive beliefs about the controllability (F=4.23, p=.04) and more improved beliefs about the causes of MI than the control group. Moreover, the intervention improved the patients' nutrition (F=5.16, p=.03) and physical activity at the 12-week follow-up (mean difference 0.37, 95% confidence interval 0.17-0.58, p<.001). CONCLUSION: This telephone follow-up intervention can result in improved illness perception and lifestyle after MI. It could be incorporated into current hospital treatment regimens for MI to improve patients' quality of life.
Authors: Masoumeh Pourfallahi; Mohammad Gholami; Mohammad Javad Tarrahi; Tahereh Toulabi; Parastou Kordestani Moghadam Journal: Support Care Cancer Date: 2019-05-07 Impact factor: 3.603