Home visit versus telephone follow up in Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation following myocardial infarction: effects on anxiety, depression, attendance at Phase III program and visits to accident and emergency (A&E) or readmissio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiac rehabilitation; Circulatory System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN87281162
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Study Completion: 2007-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 26 March 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to St Helier Hospital with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (heart attack) during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are mentally unable to complete a HAD questionnaire, e.g. due to dementia or mental handicap or are considered by the CRNs to be too severely ill to be asked to complete a questionnaire
2. Patients who live too far away to be visited at home
3. Patients with a known history of violence because they may be a threat to the researcher visiting them at home
4. Prisoners, due to their lack of freedom to decide for themselves whether or not to attend exercise and education classes
5. Patients who die, are discharged or are transferred to another hospital without being seen by the CRNs

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified