Coronary Heart Diseases are responsible for a high number of deaths in Germany. To determine the risk factors secondary prevention is of great importance. After their residence in rehabilitation centers patients often get rid of newly required skills. In addition to that parameters like BMI, blood pressure and cholesterol level return to their initial value. Using an Audience Response System (ARS) during oral presentations in rehabilitation centers should improve the learning effect of patients. Furthermore patients will receive motivating telephone calls in the follow-up. These methods should lead to a sustainable improvement of learning effects, health care behavior and quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
260
patients use during oral presentations an audience response system
patients receive motivational telephone interviews after their residence in rehabilitation clinics
Paracelsus Harz Clinic Bad Suderode
Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Training content as a measure of success
Reaching a total score (70 points) with respect to the training content as a measure of success of the current interactive patient education
Time frame: 3 - 4 weeks
BMI and / or abdominal circumference
Change in BMI and / or abdominal circumference
Time frame: 12 months
Blood Cholesterol Values
Change in Blood Cholesterol Values
Time frame: 12 months
Depression Score
Change in Depression Score
Time frame: 12 months
Health Related Quality of Living
Change in Health Related Quality of Living
Time frame: 12 months
Stroke
Number of patients with a stroke
Time frame: 12 months
Myocardial Infarction
Number of patients with Myocardial Infarction
Time frame: 12 months
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