A nurse rehabilitator supplementing routine CCU care significantly increased the return to work rate (p<0.05) and decreased smoking (p<0.05) in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
RCT (n=102)
Does a nurse rehabilitator supplementing routine CCU care improve return to work rates and decrease smoking in patients with acute myocardial infarction?
A nurse rehabilitator supplementing routine CCU care significantly improves return to work rates and decreases smoking in patients with acute MI.
p-value: p=<0.05
A nurse rehabilitator, supplementing routine physician/nursing coronary care unit (CCU) care, was found to be effective in increasing the return to work rate (p less than .05) and decreasing smoking (p less than .05) in a randomized trial of 102 patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). These outcomes were thought to be due to the nurse rehabilitator's efforts in increasing patient knowledge of heart disease (p less than .01) and individual counseling.
Pozen et al. (1977) conducted an RCT in Acute myocardial infarction (n=102). Nurse rehabilitator vs. Routine physician/nursing CCU care was evaluated on Return to work rate and smoking cessation (p=<0.05). A nurse rehabilitator supplementing routine CCU care significantly increased the return to work rate (p<0.05) and decreased smoking (p<0.05) in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
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