Clinical Research Directory

Health Behaviour and Readiness to Change After Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-sectional Survey

This study investigates health behaviour and readiness for lifestyle change in patients who recently had a heart attack (myocardical infarction) treated with stenting (PTCA). Despite successful acute treatment, many patients remain at increased risk of a second heart atttack because lifestyle changes are not consistently maintained. Participants who had a heart attack within the past 6 months will complete standardized questionnaires on readiness to change, quality of life, anxiety/depression, and physical functioning, plus a free-text section on personal barriers to change. Findings will characterize this population and inform a future lifestyle intervention trial

Application of the Health Action Process Approach Model Program to Patients With Heart Attacks

This research is conducted to determine whether the nurse-led Health Action Process Approach Model-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is effective in patients with myocardial infarction. The population of the study will consist of coronary angiography patients with myocardial infarction in the cardiology service of a state hospital. In this study, which is planned as a randomized controlled experimental model, 35 intervention and 35 control groups will be studied. As data collection tools; patient identification form, Laboratory Investigations Monitoring Form, Perceived Stress Scale, Health Action Process Approach Based Participant Assessment Form, Health Action Process Approach Based Myocardial Infarction Risk Factors Participant Assessment Form Functional Capacity Assessment Form, Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale and Turkish Modified Morisky Scale will be used. Health Action Process Approach Modeled Cardiac Rehabilitation Program will be applied to the intervention group and no intervention will be applied to the control group. Data will be collected with data collection tools at 6, 12, 24 weeks. SPSS 25.0 (Stastical Package for Social Science) package program will be used for statistical analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics will be given as number, percentage, mean, standard deviation and median values. The normal distribution of the data of numerical variables will be evaluated by Shapiro Wilk test. Two group comparisons will be made with independent two sample t-test for normally distributed variables and with Mann-Whitney U test for variables that do not show normal distribution. Comparisons of the groups' pre-test, week 6, week 18 and week 24 scale scores will be made with two-way analysis of variance in repeated measures from general linear models.