Use of Expressive Writing in the Cardiac Rehabilitation of Obese In-patients With Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- BDI
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will determine whether the psychological and physical benefits of expressive writing extend to obese in-patients with Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD)referred to cardiac rehabilitation
Detailed Description
Expressive writing, for as little as 3-5 sessions of 20 minutes, has been found to improve both physical and psychological health based on health outcome measures such as number of doctor's visits and hospital days, blood pressure control, lung and immune function, pain, anxiety and depression. Given its simplicity and obvious advantages in terms of cost-effectiveness, expressive writing has great potential as a therapeutic tool or as a means of self-help, either alone or as an adjunct to traditional therapies. This modality has not been studied in obese patients with Ischemic Heart Disease.
Investigators
Gianluca Castelnuovo
Professor
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Ischemic Heart disease
- •Signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Visual or manual limitations that preclude reading and writing
- •Unwilling to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
BDI
Time Frame: 1 year
The Beck Anxiety Inventory is a measure of cognitive and somatic symptoms of anxiety
Brief-PTGI
Time Frame: 1 year
The Brief Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory is a measure of positive growth following adversity
SF12
Time Frame: 1 year
The SF12 is a generic measure of both physical and emotional components of health-related quality of life
BDI-II
Time Frame: 1 year
The Beck Depression Inventory is a measure of depressive symptoms
Secondary Outcomes
- METs(1 year)
- Multiple Coronary Risk Factors(1 year)
- BMI(1 year)