heart attack heart failure surgery due to heart disease
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention *Goed leven met een hartaandoening* consists of 8 group
sessions (6-8 participants) of 2 hours. This intervention is an adaptation of
the transdiagnostic, evidence based *Living wel
Sponsors
Universiteit van Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) diagnosis of heart failure, heart attack or recently undergone surgery due to a heart disease with 2) sufficient (clinical) stability and physical recovery (as indicated by the cardiologist and nurse specialist) 3) clear motivation to work on mental well-being and willingness to spend two hours a week on homework 4) able to function in the group as indicated by the psychologist (e.g. being able to speak and understand Dutch) 5) possessing a smartphone with internet access for data collection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) current anxiety disorder (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI; Van Vliet & De Beurs, 2007) or major depressive episode (MINI, major depression domain) 2) current psychological or psychiatric treatment outside this study since this can influence potential effects of the intervention 3) personal circumstances that interfere with attending to the course (e.g. an addiction) as indicated by the psychologist, 4) limited life expectancy (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study outcome is mental well-being, measured with the psychological well-being subscale of the Dutch version of the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF, Lamers, et al., 2011). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measures will be assessed weekly. In order to prevent from too much burden associated with repeated measures, a small number of items for each outcome measure will be used in the weekly measures. But the full versions of the scales for those outcome measures will be measured at three time points: at the start (together with demographic questions and questions concerning the heart disease), after the intervention ends and eight weeks follow-up. The ability to adapt will be assessed with two items of the ten-item Generic Sense of Ability to Adapt Scale (GSAAS; Franken et al., under review). Items will be scored from *not at all* to absolutely, on a five point scale. The chosen items were those with the highest factor loading of the study of Franken et al. (under review). Distress will be assessed with four items, depression with the two item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) and anxiety with the two item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2). Löwe et al. (2004) assessed the construct validity of the PHQ-2 in medical outpatients and concluded that it is promising for monitoring depression outcomes over time. Donkers et al. (2011) evaluate the GAD-2 in a sample of Dutch adults and concluded that web-based version is a valid and reliable tool to screen for a GAD in a clinical research setting. Lastly, the positive skills savoring, gratitude, positive reinterpretation and self-reassurance will be assessed with two items each. The two items on gratitude are retrieved form the 16 item Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Scale (GRAT-16 or S-GRAT; Thomas and Watkins, 2003). The two savoring items are retrieved form the savoring past subscale of the Savoring Beliefs Inventory (SBI; Bryant, 2003). The two items on positive reinterpretation are retrieved from the positive reinterpretation and growth subscale of the COPE inventory (COPE-I; Carver, 1989). Lastly, the two items on self-reassurance are retrieved from the eponymous | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed