Vibeke Lynggaard1, Claus Vinther Nielsen2, Ann-Dorthe Zwisler3, Rod S Taylor4, Ole May5. 1. Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital West Jutland, Herning, Denmark. Electronic address: viblyn@rm.dk. 2. Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; DEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark. Electronic address: claus.vinther@rm.dk. 3. Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, University Hospital Odense and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Electronic address: ann.dorthe.olsen.zwisler@rsyd.dk. 4. Danish Knowledge Centre for Rehabilitation and Palliative Care, University Hospital Odense and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, England, UK. Electronic address: r.taylor@exeter.ac.uk. 5. Cardiovascular Research Unit, Department of Cardiology, Regional Hospital West Jutland, Herning, Denmark. Electronic address: olemay@rm.dk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Despite proven benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), adherence to CR remains suboptimal. This trial aimed to assess the impact of the patient education 'Learning and Coping Strategies' (LC) on patient adherence to an eight-week CR program. METHODS:825 patients with ischaemic heart disease or heart failure were open label randomised to either the LC arm (LC plus CR) or the control arm (CR alone) across three hospital units in Denmark. Both arms received same amount of training and education hours. LC consisted of individual clarifying interviews, participation of experienced patients as co-educators, situational, reflective and inductive teaching. The control arm received structured deductive teaching. The primary outcomes were patient adherence to at least 75% of the exercise training or education sessions. We tested for subgroup effects on the primary outcomes using interaction terms. The primary outcomes were compared across arms using logistic regression. RESULTS: More patients in the LC arm adhered to at least 75% of the exercise training sessions than control (80% versus 73%, adjusted odds ratio (OR):1.48; 95% CI:1.07 to 2.05, P=0.018) and 75% of education sessions (79% versus 70%, adjusted OR:1.61, 1.17 to 2.22, P=0.003). Some evidence of larger effects of LC on adherence was seen for patients with heart failure, low education and household income. CONCLUSIONS: Addition of LC strategies improved adherence in rehabilitation both in terms of exercise training and education. Patients with heart failure, low levels of education and household income appear to benefit most from this adherence promoting intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01668394.
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BACKGROUND: Despite proven benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), adherence to CR remains suboptimal. This trial aimed to assess the impact of the patient education 'Learning and Coping Strategies' (LC) on patient adherence to an eight-week CR program. METHODS: 825 patients with ischaemic heart disease or heart failure were open label randomised to either the LC arm (LC plus CR) or the control arm (CR alone) across three hospital units in Denmark. Both arms received same amount of training and education hours. LC consisted of individual clarifying interviews, participation of experienced patients as co-educators, situational, reflective and inductive teaching. The control arm received structured deductive teaching. The primary outcomes were patient adherence to at least 75% of the exercise training or education sessions. We tested for subgroup effects on the primary outcomes using interaction terms. The primary outcomes were compared across arms using logistic regression. RESULTS: More patients in the LC arm adhered to at least 75% of the exercise training sessions than control (80% versus 73%, adjusted odds ratio (OR):1.48; 95% CI:1.07 to 2.05, P=0.018) and 75% of education sessions (79% versus 70%, adjusted OR:1.61, 1.17 to 2.22, P=0.003). Some evidence of larger effects of LC on adherence was seen for patients with heart failure, low education and household income. CONCLUSIONS: Addition of LC strategies improved adherence in rehabilitation both in terms of exercise training and education. Patients with heart failure, low levels of education and household income appear to benefit most from this adherence promoting intervention. TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT01668394.
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