Why the study?
Does a 1-year stress management program reduce symptoms of vital exhaustion and depression in women with coronary heart disease?
Population
247 women, ≤75 years, with coronary heart disease recruited consecutively after a cardiac event
Comparison
1-year stress management program and medical… vs Usual health care
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
1-2 years
Authors
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No support for stress management to reduce vital exhaustion or depression in women with CHD; leaves open efficacy in balanced RCTs.
Does a 1-year stress management program reduce symptoms of vital exhaustion and depression in women with coronary heart disease?
A 1-year stress management program did not definitively improve vital exhaustion or depression in women with coronary heart disease compared to usual care, partly due to baseline imbalances.
Koertge et al. (2007) studied this question.
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