Status:
UNKNOWN
COR-PRIM: Problem-based Learning (PBL) After Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) - Long-term Evaluation in Primary Care of Self-care
Lead Sponsor:
Linkoeping University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Swedish Heart Lung Foundation
Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Conditions:
Coronary Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The hypothesis is that problem based learning (PBL) in patient education positively affects self-care agency of lifestyle changes after an event of coronary heart disease (CHD). The investigators ther...
Detailed Description
Even though the convincing evidence of that self-care such as regular exercise and/or stop smoking alters the course of events after an event of coronary heart disease (CHD), risk factors remain. Outc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of all ages with CHD verified by MI and/or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and/or coronary artery by-pass surgery (CABG) within 12 months before planned start of the intervention.
- Patients should be stable regarding their cardiac conditions and have optimised cardiac medication not substantially changed during the last month, completed heart school in hospital care (if applicable), listed at one of five specific primary health care centres agreed to join the project at time of inclusion.
Exclusion
- Planned CABG or other causes demanding continued cardiologist care; e.g. on-going contact with heart failure clinic due to drug titration or investigations e.g. myocardial scintigraphy to detect ischemia before a new PCI
- Life expectancy ≤ 1 year, documented psychiatric disease that render difficulties to cooperate with other people or obvious abuse of alcohol or narcotics.
- Patients will also be excluded if they are unable to communicate or read the Swedish language and if they participate in other studies affecting the results.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01462799
Start Date
September 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2019
Last Update
October 31 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Department of social and welfare studies, Linköping University
Norrköping, Sweden, 601 74