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

Appl Nurs Res. 2005 Feb;18(1):59-62. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.06.012.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 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
  • Patient Compliance
  • Patient Education as Topic*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Telephone
  • Treatment Outcome