Extending cardiac rehabilitation: a telephone self-regulation pilot

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 12(8), С. 398 - 406

Опубликована: Авг. 2, 2017

Introduction: The majority of patients do not attend cardiac rehabilitation (CR); telephone programmes can help overcome access-related barriers to attendance. Australian Centre for Heart Health developed Teleheart as a manualised, behaviourally focused home-based CR programme and wanted assess its acceptability, feasibility perceived impact. Method: pilot was delivered 22 following an acute event. Motivational interviewing used select modules from: physical activity; dietary change; smoking cessation; managing the ‘cardiac blues’. Acceptability data well on patients' behaviour change readiness, recognition importance this, confidence in ability were collected. Results: patient recruitment acceptability high. Readiness change, realising increased all patients. Conclusion: This theory-based behavioural intervention could be within extend reach unable or unwilling group programme.

Язык: Английский

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Facilitating optimal living

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 14(7), С. 1 - 2

Опубликована: Июль 2, 2019

Язык: Английский

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