Key result
A 16-week family-centred cardiovascular rehabilitation programme resulted in significant patient-partner concordance at 1 year for anxiety, fruit consumption, and vegetable consumption (all p<0.001).
Why the study?
Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, and cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation requires addressing psycho-social factors alongside physiological components.
Does a 16-week family-centred cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme improve psycho-social factors and healthy behaviors in coronary patients and their partners?
RCT
Cluster randomized
Yes
Does a 16-week family-centred cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme improve psycho-social factors and healthy behaviors in coronary patients and their partners?
p-value: p=<0.001
A family-centered cardiovascular rehabilitation program improves concordance in healthy behaviors and psychosocial factors between coronary patients and their partners at one year.
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Supports family inclusion in cardiac rehab; extends RCT evidence on dyadic concordance for anxiety and diet.
Buigues et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease. 16-week family-centred cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation programme vs. Control hospital was evaluated on Patient-partner concordance in anxiety and dietary habits at 1 year (p=<0.001). A 16-week family-centred cardiovascular rehabilitation programme resulted in significant patient-partner concordance at 1 year for anxiety, fruit consumption, and vegetable consumption (all p<0.001).
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