Why the study?
Does a self-efficacy promoting cardiac rehabilitation program improve self-efficacy, health behavior, and quality of life in hospitalized patients with ischemic heart disease?
Population
45 hospitalized patients with ischemic heart disease
Comparison
Self-efficacy promoting cardiac rehabilitation… vs One session of conventional group education…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks after discharge
Authors
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May enhance self-efficacy and QoL post-discharge in IHD; leaves open health behavior effects and needs RCTs before practice change.
Does a self-efficacy promoting cardiac rehabilitation program improve self-efficacy, health behavior, and quality of life in hospitalized patients with ischemic heart disease?
A self-efficacy promoting cardiac rehabilitation program significantly improves self-efficacy and quality of life in patients with ischemic heart disease.
Kyung Ja Song (2003) studied this question.
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