March 3, 2026Open Access

Short-term transitions in health-promoting lifestyle profiles following first-time percutaneous coronary intervention: a latent profile transition analysis

Key Points

Limited lifestyle changes were observed in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention over 6 months.
Key psychological factors like self-efficacy and social support play a role in lifestyle transitions post-PCI.

Structured PICO

Population

Patients undergoing first-time percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Outcome

Transitions in health-promoting lifestyle profilespatient reported

Psychological and social resources, particularly self-efficacy and social support, may represent useful targets for post-PCI care and rehabilitation to improve lifestyle transitions.

Abstract

Lifestyle behaviors among patients undergoing first-time PCI are heterogeneous and show limited change over the first 6 months following the procedure. Psychological and social resources, particularly self-efficacy and social support, are important correlates of favorable lifestyle transitions and may represent useful targets for post-PCI care and rehabilitation.

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Jiang et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75f9bc6e9836116a2b182 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1719320

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