The purpose of this project is to examine the differences in outpatient cardiac rehab (OPCR) core component outcomes on different intervention conditions. Conditions include traditional OPCR (control), OPCR + motivational interviewing (MI) and OPCR + Clinician centered interviews.
Participants who are beginning a OPCR program at a local hospital are eligible for the program. During the standard admission procedures, eligible participants will be provided with a consent from and asked to participate in the study. Participants who provide consent will complete their admission packet. The standard admission packet includes: the Outpatient Fall Assessment Risk, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9),the Dartmouth Quality of Life, and the Rate Your Plate. In addition participants will complete three additional surveys: the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI), the FPS, (FACES Pain Scale), and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). During their second appointment participants will complete the standard 6 minute walk test which is scheduled at their convenience and the grip strength. Participants will then be randomly assigned to the traditional OPCR, the OPCR + MI, or the OPCR - Clinician centered. Post-testing will include all baseline information as well as information from patients charts (lipid profile, HbA1c, risk factors and family history). Analysis will determine differences in core outcomes between the three groups.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
89
Participants will participate in three different communication styles to determine the effect of MI on cardiac rehab outcome measures.
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama, United States
Adherence to CR
Differences in the number of sessions attended between groups
Time frame: 12 weeks
6-minute walk
Changes in the distance traveled during a 6-minute walk
Time frame: 12 weeks
Rate my plate
Changes in heart healthy diet
Time frame: 12 weeks
Dartmouth Quality of Life index
Changes in Dartmouth Quality of Life Index. Range is 9-45. Higher score indicates lower quality of life.
Time frame: 12 weeks
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