Why the study?
Does a systematic programme of supportive-educative counselling reduce anxiety and depression in first-time MI male patients and their partners?
Population
60 couples consisting of first-time myocardial infarction (MI) male patients and their partners
Comparison
Systematic programme of supportive-educative… vs Routine care with no other intervention
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to one of two groups
Follow-up
5 days
Authors
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Supports routine in-hospital couple counselling by CCU nurses post-MI; extends evidence for nurse-led psychosocial interventions in cardiac care.
Does a systematic programme of supportive-educative counselling reduce anxiety and depression in first-time MI male patients and their partners?
A simple in-hospital couple counselling program provided by a coronary care nurse significantly reduces anxiety and depression in male MI patients and anxiety in their partners.
David R. Thompson (1989) studied this question.
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