Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
Conditions
Keywords
cardiac rehabilitation, attendance, motivational letter, health behaviours, theory of planned behaviour (TPB), health action process approach (HAPA), risk factors
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to see if a theory-based motivational letter can increase attendance at a one-year post-cardiac rehabilitation (CR) appointment in adults who have finished a CR program. The main question it aims to answer is: • Can a theory-based motivational letter increase attendance at one-year follow-up appointments? Researchers will compare participants who received the letter to those who received care as usual to see if there are any differences in attendance and risk factor management. Participants will: * Get a letter approximately 6 months before their one-year follow-up or care as usual * Attend any appointments as usual * Do routine health checks during their visits
Interventions
OTHERTheory-based motivational letter
A theory-based motivational letter will be mailed to patients 6 months in advance of their one-year post-CR follow-up appointment.
Sponsors
University of Calgary
Total Cardiology Rehabiliation
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults of age ≥18 years * Have completed the 12-week TCR program (including the 12 week final visit) * Have a pre-booked 1-year visit marked in their TCR patient chart
Exclusion criteria
* Patient program status is listed as "discharged" or "deceased"
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance at one-year post-CR follow-up appointment | From enrollment to the one-year post-CR follow-up appointment | The primary outcome will be whether participants attend their one-year post-CR risk factor assessment (assessed by binary, yes or no). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | From enrollment to the one-year post-CR follow-up appointment | Demographics (e.g. sex, gender, age, etc.) will be assessed by TotalCardiology medical chart review. |
| Clinical Factors | From enrollment to the one-year post-CR follow-up appointment | Cardiovascular clinical factors will be assessed by TotalCardiology medical chart review. |
| Cardiovascular Risk Factors | From enrollment to the one-year post-CR follow-up appointment | Cardiovascular risk factors will be assessed by TotalCardiology medical chart review. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed