Coronary artery disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:Educational programme based on the Health Belief Model, including two face-to-face inhospital sessions and two online followup sessions. Content: information about coronary artery d
Control group:Usual care
Intervention group of the pilot study:Educational programme based on the Health Belief Model, including two face-to-face inhospital sessions and two online followup sessions. Content: information abou
Control group of the pilot study:Usual care
Sponsors
The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 60 years old or above; (2) hospitalised due to a medical diagnosis of CAD, including myocardial infarction, stable or unstable angina, undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, or undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting; (3) are prescribed with at least one class of CAD medications after discharge; (4) can speak in Putonghua and read simplified Chinese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) with terminal stage diseases, such as end-stage cancer, stage four or five kidney failure, stage D heart failure; (2) having cognitive impairment (with Mini-cog score<4) or a diagnosis of mental condition(s); (3) having communication barriers, such as aphasia; (4) participating in other interventions about medication management at the same time; (5) unable to answer telephone calls or using WeChat; (6) going to be transferred to other wards in the hospital or long-term care facilities after discharge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medication adherence; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived benefits of medications ;Concerns about medications ;Medication self-management capacity;Self-efficacy of medication-taking;Health-related quality of life;Physiological indicators ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXU Mengqi; Lo Hoi Shan Suzanne; Zhu Lingyan
The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed