Facilitation of hospital to home transition after a hospitalisation for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Not Applicable Facilitation of hospital to home transition
Conditions
Interventions
The research nurse will meet all eligible patients and present the study to them before obtaining informed consent. At the discharge, the participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention or
Sponsors
Montreal Heart Institute Research Center (Canada)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female aged 18 years old or more 2. Being discharged from the Coronary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) directly to their home 3. Having the physical and cognitive capacities to answer a written questionnaire and to communicate by telephone 4. Being able to communicate in French or in English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient transferred in bypass surgery 2. Hospitalised for more than 7 days 3. Patient transferred in a convalescence centre or living in a prolonged care centre 4. Already having a follow up in specialised clinic
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participant who join in a secondary prevention programme from discharge to 6 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes will be measured at baseline and 6 weeks following randomisation by a telephone interview and are as followed: 1. Medication adherence scale 2. Anxiety 3. Patient's perception of control over the disease and of its consequences 4. Health services utilisation 5. Family support 6. Risk factors | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed