Why the study?
Does a combined action and coping planning intervention improve physical exercise engagement in cardiac patients following discharge from rehabilitation?
Population
211 cardiac patients following discharge from rehabilitation
Comparison
Brief planning interventions consisting of… vs Standard-care control group
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to either one of the intervention groups or a…
Follow-up
2 months
Authors
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Supports combined planning at cardiac rehab discharge to boost exercise; extends evidence beyond action planning alone in secondary prevention.
Does a combined action and coping planning intervention improve physical exercise engagement in cardiac patients following discharge from rehabilitation?
A combined intervention of action and coping planning significantly increases physical exercise engagement in cardiac patients after discharge from rehabilitation.
Sniehotta et al. (2006) studied this question.
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