There is suggestive but inconclusive evidence from the trials of a benefit in the use of brief interventions for risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
This review , however , supports the concept that brief interventions for patients with coronary heart disease can have beneficial effects on risk factor modification and consequently on progression of coronary heart disease .
Further trials using larger sample sizes need to be undertaken to demonstrate the benefits of brief structured intervention targeted at the modification of single or multiple risk factors
BACKGROUND The physical and psychosocial benefits of participation in cardiac rehabilitation following a coronary event have well been established .
Despite these benefits there is strong evidence that participation in traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low .
Various models of cardiac rehabilitation have been implemented including the use of brief structured interventions to enable modification of coronary risk factors .
OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to determine the effect of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
Trial of the effects of an advice and relaxation tape given within the first 24 h of admission to hospital with acute myocardial infarction.
BACKGROUND The study was performed to examine the effects of giving patients with acute myocardial infa rct ion an advice and relaxation audio tape within 24 h of admission to hospital . METHODS A prospect i ve , two-group design was used with 243 subjects r and omised to receive either the advice and relaxation tape or a music tape of their choice within 24 h of sustaining a myocardial infa rct ion . Outcomes comprised anxiety , cardiac misconceptions , lifestyle change , attendance at a cardiac rehabilitation programme , and quality of life . RESULTS Although the advice and relaxation tape reduced the number of cardiac misconceptions this did not lead to any improvements in outcome , whilst in hospital or at 6 months . Both tapes were equally appreciated by the patients , 98 % of whom said that they would recommend them to other patients . CONCLUSIONS An advice and relaxation tape reduces cardiac misconceptions but does not confer any other benefits over a music tape
There is suggestive but inconclusive evidence from the trials of a benefit in the use of brief interventions for risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
This review , however , supports the concept that brief interventions for patients with coronary heart disease can have beneficial effects on risk factor modification and consequently on progression of coronary heart disease .
Further trials using larger sample sizes need to be undertaken to demonstrate the benefits of brief structured intervention targeted at the modification of single or multiple risk factors
BACKGROUND The physical and psychosocial benefits of participation in cardiac rehabilitation following a coronary event have well been established .
Despite these benefits there is strong evidence that participation in traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low .
Various models of cardiac rehabilitation have been implemented including the use of brief structured interventions to enable modification of coronary risk factors .
OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to determine the effect of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .