Coronary heart disease Circulatory System Chronic ischaemic heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
A text-messaging mHealth intervention has been developed and piloted previously among Acute Coronary Syndrome patients in Malaysia that showed significant improvements in medication adherence and hear
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of CHD 2. Admitted to the cardiac rehabilitation centre on any secondary preventative medication
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling to participate in the study 2. Illiterate 3. Not available for the period of the study (including being unavailable by phone and/or travelling out of the country) 4. Diagnosed with a level of cognitive impairment such that the process of informed consent may be obscured 5. Physically unwell or diagnosed with a terminal illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported medication adherence using the Morisky Questionnaire at baseline and 12-weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At baseline and 12-weeks: 1. Behavioural measures: 1.1. Self-efficacy measured using MA Self-Efficacy (MASE) questionnaire 1.2. Health-related quality of life measured using HR-QOL 2. Heart function measured using: 2.1. Cardiac Ejection Fraction (EF) 2.2. Cardiac Functional Capacity (FC) 3. CHD-related readmission/mortality rate | — |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed