Why the study?
Does an 8-week cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing program reduce recurrent risk score and improve behavioral outcomes in patients after an acute cardiac event?
Population
275 patients consecutively admitted to 2 Melbourne hospitals after acute myocardial infarction, coronary…
Comparison
8-week group-based 'Beating Heart Problems'… vs Usual care (control group)
Design
RCT, Randomized to treatment (n = 139) or control (n = 136)
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May support adding CBT/MI to cardiac rehab; extends behavioral benefits while recurrent risk reduction remains inconclusive.
Does an 8-week cognitive-behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing program reduce recurrent risk score and improve behavioral outcomes in patients after an acute cardiac event?
An 8-week cognitive-behavioral and motivational interviewing program provides modest improvements in recurrent risk scores and behavioral outcomes after an acute cardiac event.
Murphy et al. (2013) studied this question.
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