Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Circulatory System Chronic ischaemic heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
INTERVENTION PRACTICES
Level 1: Tailored practice care plans.
1. Training for practice staff.
Training will be delivered independently in each of the three regional study centres. All trainers will
Sponsors
Health Research Board (Ireland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with existing cardiovascular disease (defined as: documented myocardial infarction [MI], coronary artery bypass graft [CABG] or angioplasty, or a diagnosis of angina ? confirmed by exercise stress test, isotope test or coronary angiogram)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with significant mental or physical illness (based on the recorded judgement of practice staff), which is likely to impair capacity to change lifestyle behaviour or assimilate new information
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Blood pressure 2. Total cholesterol 3. Physical and mental health status: measured by the SF-12 4. Hospital readmissions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Process of care: 1.1. SPHERE visits 1.2. Total number of GP visits 1.3. Total number of hospital OPD visits 1.4 Recording of risk factors in GP records 2. Body Mass Index/Waist-Hip Ratio 3. Exercise: measured by Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire 4. Smoking status 5. Diet: measured by Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education (DINE), including question regarding portions of fresh fruit and vegetables 6. Adherence to medication: measured by MARS-5 (Medication Adherence Report Scale) | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed