Key result
Structured 6-month telephone follow-up improves self-care, physical activity, diet, and stress management after CCU discharge.
Why the study?
This study was done to investigate the effect of telephone follow-up after hospital discharge on the lifestyle of cardiac patients.
Does extended telephone follow-up improve lifestyle in cardiac patients after discharge?
RCT (n=154)
Open-label
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Does extended telephone follow-up improve lifestyle in cardiac patients after discharge?
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Supports incorporating structured telephone follow-up into post-discharge cardiac care; extends RCT evidence for remote lifestyle interventions.
Background: Telephone follow-up is one of the effective ways to improve lifestyle of cardiac patients. Discharge planning is the development of an individualized discharge plan for the patient prior to leaving hospital, with the aim of improving patient outcomes. This study was done to investigate the effect of telephone follow-up after discharge on the lifestyle of cardiac patients. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 154 cardiac patients in cardiac care units in Sari, Iran 2015-2016. Patients were recruited through convenient sampling, then they were allocated randomly in two experimental (n=77) and control (n=77) groups. Before registering, training was provided for both groups of patients. In next step, all the patients were followed up by telephone on the second, fourth and sixth days after the discharge. In addition, the experimental group was followed up by telephone weekly for a month and then monthly for five months. Data was gathered using questionnaire before intervention, as well as one and six months after intervention. Data was analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA, Chi-square and the independent t-test in SPSS-16.
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Bagheri‐Nesami et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Cardiovascular disease (n=154). Structured telephone follow-up vs. Standard care (telephone follow-up on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th days after discharge only) was evaluated on Diet score at 6 months (p=<0.001). A structured 6-month telephone follow-up program significantly improved self-care, physical activity, diet, and stress management scores in patients discharged from cardiac care units.
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