Why the study?
Does group psychotherapy improve prognosis and psychological factors in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Population
118 post-myocardial infarction patients shortly after discharge from a coronary care unit
Comparison
Group psychotherapy for one year (weekly sessions) vs Control group
Design
Other
Follow-up
one year
Authors
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Does not support group psychotherapy in post-MI care; leaves open need for powered RCTs to test suggested benefits.
Does group psychotherapy improve prognosis and psychological factors in post-myocardial infarction patients?
Group psychotherapy for one year in post-myocardial infarction patients is feasible but did not produce statistically significant changes in physiological or psychological factors.
Ibrahim et al. (1974) studied this question.
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