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March 1, 2005Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Womenʼs Hearts—Stress Management for Women With Ischemic Heart Disease

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Why the study?

Does a 1-year group-based cognitive-behavioral stress management program improve psychosocial variables in women with ischemic heart disease?

Population

166 women with ischemic heart disease, age 35-77 years.

Comparison

1-year group-based cognitive-behavioral stress… vs Usual care.

Design

RCT, randomized

Follow-up

1 year

Authors

MCMaria ClaessonUniversity of BoråsLBLisbeth Slunga BirganderUmeå UniversityBLBernt LindahlUppsala University

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Overview

Supports adding group cognitive-behavioral stress management to cardiac care for women with IHD; extends RCT evidence on psychosocial interventions.

Structured PICO

Does a 1-year group-based cognitive-behavioral stress management program improve psychosocial variables in women with ischemic heart disease?

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Population
166 women with ischemic heart disease, age 35-77 years.
I
Intervention
1-year group-based cognitive-behavioral stress management program developed specifically for women.
C
Comparator
Usual care.
O
Outcome
Psychosocial variables including self-rated stress behavior, vital exhaustion, depressive mood, and quality of life at 1 year.patient reported

A 1-year cognitive-behavioral stress management program significantly reduces self-rated stress behavior and vital exhaustion in women with ischemic heart disease compared to usual care.

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Claesson et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a714a5ff44fa9f079df148ehttps://doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200503000-00009
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