Effectiveness of follow-up booster sessions in improving physical status after cardiac rehabilitation: health, behavioral, and clinical outcomes

There is limited research on booster interventions designed to maintain/improve health outcomes following cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a booster intervention on health, behavioral, and clinical physical status outcomes among CR graduates random...

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Published in:Applied nursing research 2005-02, Vol.18 (1), p.59-62
Main Authors: Yates, Bernice C., Anderson, Teresa, Hertzog, Melody, Ott, Carol, Williams, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aftercare
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiovascular Diseases - nursing
Counseling
Exercise
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Nursing
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Regression Analysis
Telephone
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:There is limited research on booster interventions designed to maintain/improve health outcomes following cardiac rehabilitation (CR). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a booster intervention on health, behavioral, and clinical physical status outcomes among CR graduates randomly assigned to one of three groups: structured educational/counseling sessions by telephone ( n = 24), clinic ( n = 20), or usual care ( n = 20). The sessions were provided at 3 and 9 weeks following Phase II CR. A repeated measures experimental design was used to examine outcomes at baseline (completion of CR) and at 3 and 6 months. Although the effects of the booster interventions were not significant, there was evidence to suggest that a booster intervention, compared with usual care, had a positive effect on patients' physical functioning, adherence to the exercise program, frequency of exercise, heart rate, and blood pressure.
ISSN:0897-1897
1532-8201
DOI:10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.012