Intervention study for the risk reduction of coronary infarction

Stransky, M.; Kalin, Megan; Schwarzenbach, F. H.; Schär, Michael

doi:10.1097/00004356-198605000-00010

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“…Nine studies used a quasi-experimental design. Two of these studies used matching by pairs (Perk, Hedbäck, & Engvall, 1990; Stransky, Kälin, Schwarzenbach, & Schär, 1986), four studies used matching by stratified sampling (Dracup et al, 1984; Hedbäck & Perk, 1987; Munro et al, 1988; Salonen, Hämynen, & Heinonen, 1985), and the remaining three studies used a certain time period as a rule for assigning patients to conditions.…”

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A meta-analysis of psychoeducational programs for coronary heart disease patients.

Dusseldorp¹,

Elderen²,

Maes³

et al. 1999

Health Psychology

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In a meta-analysis of 37 studies, the effects of psychoeducational (health education and stress management) programs for coronary heart disease patients were examined. The results suggest that these programs yielded a 34% reduction in cardiac mortality; a 29% reduction in recurrence of myocardial infarction (MI); and significant (p < .025) positive effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, body weight, smoking behavior, physical exercise, and eating habits. No effects of psychoeducational programs were found in regard to coronary bypass surgery, anxiety, or depression. The results also suggest that cardiac rehabilitation programs that were successful on proximal targets (systolic blood pressure, smoking behavior, physical exercise, emotional distress) were more effective on distal targets (cardiac mortality and MI recurrences) than programs without success on proximal targets.

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