 Randomized controlled trial of a self‐efficacy enhancement program for the cardiac rehabilitation of Thai patients with myocardial infarctionNisakorn Vibulchai, Sureeporn Thanasilp and Sunida Preechawong Nursing & Health Sciences, 2016, vol. 18, issue 2, 188-195 Abstract: This study examined the effects of a self‐efficacy enhancement program for the cardiac rehabilitation of Thai patients who had a myocardial infarction. Sixty‐six hospitalized patients of various ages and both genders were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. Participants in the experimental group took part in three individualized in‐hospital education sessions and three weekly sessions of telephone counseling. The control group primarily engaged in a supervised exercise and activities of a daily living performance regimen, and received education in this regard. Self‐efficacy and functional status were measured via questionnaire. Four weeks after discharge, the experimental group was found to have significantly higher total self‐efficacy and functional status scores than the control group. In addition, the experimental group exhibited significantly higher subscale scores on social activity, household tasks, occupation, and exercise self‐efficacy than the control group. These results indicate that the program is effective in improving the self‐efficacy and functional status of Thai patients who have had a myocardial infarction. Date: 2016 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:18:y:2016:i:2:p:188-195 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Nursing & Health Sciences from John Wiley & Sons |
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