Key result
Resourcefulness training improves coping styles and depression scores compared to routine health education alone.
Why the study?
The effects of teaching resourcefulness on depression and coping style in patients with coronary heart disease were investigated due to limited evidence on this intervention.
Does an 8-week intervention teaching resourcefulness improve depression and coping style in patients with coronary heart disease?
RCT (n=72)
Cluster randomized
Does an 8-week intervention teaching resourcefulness improve depression and coping style in patients with coronary heart disease?
Teaching resourcefulness to patients with coronary heart disease can significantly improve their depression levels and coping strategies.
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Supports incorporating resourcefulness training into CHD care to reduce depression; extends evidence for psychosocial interventions in cardiac patients.
This cluster randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of an intervention to teach resourcefulness on depression and coping style of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). A convenience sample of 72 patients in community settings took part. Participants in the intervention group (n = 36) received an 8-week intervention based on the concept of resourcefulness, plus routine health education. Participants in the control group (n = 36) received routine health education only. After the intervention, participants in the intervention group had significantly higher scores on resourcefulness and coping styles, and lower scores on depression than those in the control group (both ps < .001). The findings suggest that a well-developed intervention to teach resourcefulness could help patients with CHD to be more resourceful, improve their level of depression, and choose more effective strategies to cope with stress.
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Wen et al. (2021) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease (n=72). Teaching resourcefulness intervention vs. Routine health education only was evaluated on Scores on resourcefulness, coping styles, and depression (p=<.001). An 8-week intervention teaching resourcefulness improved resourcefulness, coping styles, and depression scores compared to routine health education alone.
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