Perceptions of participants regarding the long-term impact of an education and support program for heart attack and heart surgery patients and their partners
✍ Scribed by Jane Grossman; Karen Eyjolfsson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-4392
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✦ Synopsis
This study examines the long-term behavioral impact of an education and support program for heart attack and heart surgery patients and their partners. Thirty-two individuals (16 males, 16 females) were personally interviewed following completion of the program (Heart to Heart) and asked what changes they had made to their diet, activity level, general stress level, and smoking habits as a result of participation in the program. The most frequently mentioned change was made to their diet, followed by an increased activity level and lower level of stress. Those surveyed also indicated general satisfaction with the program.
The importance of timely and appropriate intervention programs for persons with coronary heart disease is increasingly noted in treatment-focused literature (Campbell, Clark, & Kirkpatrick, 1986;Finnerty-Fried, Myers, & Barry, 1986). Several studies have documented the successful implementation of strategies to reduce risk factors before the onset of coronary heart disease (Benfari