Coronary heart disease. Specifically post myocardial infarction and post cardiac surgery. Circulatory System Coronary heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
1. Letter of invitation to cardiac rehabilitation designed with theory based wording
2. Supportive leaflet to accompany letter of invitation to cardiac rehabilitation designed with theory based wordin
Sponsors
University of Aberdeen (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consecutive patients who were admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) or post cardiac surgery between January 2007 and December 2007 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary were invited to participate in the study if they were referred to the cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme in the city of Aberdeen or the area of Aberdeenshire.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had not had MI 2. Patients who were terminally ill 3. Patients who had cardiac valve stenosis 4. Patients who had arrhythmia 5. Patients who abuse alcohol or drugs 6. Patients who are mentally or physically disabled 7. Those referred to the CR programme from out of Aberdeen area
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attendance at least one session of a Phase III CR programme | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To identify the factors associated with CR attendance 2. The independent measures of CR attendance were determined by a baseline self-report questionnaire which covered socio-demographical and medical factors, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) (Zigmond and Snaith, 1983), Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) scale (Blanchard et al, 2002; Blanchard et al, 2003) and Illness Perception questionnaire (Weinman et al. 1996) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed