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Text4Heart: A text message and Internet-based comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation interventio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Public Health - Other public health
Registration Number
ACTRN12613000901707
Lead Sponsor
eila Pfaeffli
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

1. A clinically documented diagnosis of ischaemic heart disease (myocardial infarction, angina, revascularisation) within the previous 3 weeks
2. eligible for cardiac rehabilitation
3. have access to the Internet (participants will be provided with a basic mobile phone if needed)

Exclusion Criteria

Untreated ventricular tachycardia, severe heart failure, life threatening co-existing disease with life expectancy less than 1 year, and significant exercise limitations other than CVD.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adherence to lifestyle behaviour change, measured using a composite health behaviour score. Participants are assigned one point for each positive health behaviour, including current non-smoking, not physically inactive, moderate alcohol intake, and fruit and vegetable intake of at least 5 servings a day. Absence of the respective behaviours equates to a zero, thus scores range from 0-4. [Baseline and 24 weeks]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference in absolute CVD risk score[Baseline and 24 weeks];Illness perceptions (B-IPQ)[Baseline and 24 weeks];Self-efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease (Stanford Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-item scale)[Baseline and 24 weeks];Medication adherence (Morisky 8-item)[24 weeks];Mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale)[Baseline and 24 weeks]
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