PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Amir Vahedian-Azimi
AU  - Andrew C Miller
AU  - Mohammadreza Hajiesmaieli
AU  - Mari Kangasniemi
AU  - Fatemah Alhani
AU  - Hosseinali Jelvehmoghaddam
AU  - Mohammad Fathi
AU  - Behrooz Farzanegan
AU  - Seyed H Ardehali
AU  - Sevak Hatamian
AU  - Mehdi Gahremani
AU  - Seyed M M Mosavinasab
AU  - Zohreh Rostami
AU  - Seyed J Madani
AU  - Morteza Izadi
TI  - Cardiac rehabilitation using the Family-Centered Empowerment Model versus home-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with myocardial infarction: a randomised controlled trial
AID  - 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000349
DP  - 2016 Apr 01
TA  - Open Heart
PG  - e000349
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
4099  - http://openheart.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000349.short
4100  - http://openheart.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000349.full
SO  - Open Heart2016 Apr 01; 3
AB  - Objective To determine if a hybrid cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme using the Family-Centered Empowerment Model (FCEM) as compared with standard CR will improve patient quality of life, perceived stress and state anxiety of patients with myocardial infarction (MI).Methods We conducted a randomised controlled trial in which patients received either standard home CR or CR using the FCEM strategy. Patient empowerment was measured with FCEM questionnaires preintervention and postintervention for a total of 9 assessments. Quality of life, perceived stress, and state and trait anxiety were assessed using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the 14-item Perceived Stress, and the 20-item State and 20-item Trait Anxiety questionnaires, respectively.Results 70 patients were randomised. Baseline characteristics were similar. Ejection fraction was significantly higher in the intervention group at measurements 2 (p=0.01) and 3 (p=0.001). Exercise tolerance measured as walking distance was significantly improved in the intervention group throughout the study. The quality of life results in the FCEM group showed significant improvement both within the group over time (p<0.0001) and when compared with control (p<0.0001). Similarly, the perceived stress and state anxiety results showed significant improvement both within the FCEM group over time (p<0.0001) and when compared with control (p<0.0001). No significant difference was found either within or between groups for trait anxiety.Conclusions The family-centred empowerment model may be an effective hybrid cardiac rehabilitation method for improving the physical and mental health of patients post-MI; however, further study is needed to validate these findings. Clinical Trials.gov identifier NCT02402582.Trial registration number NCT02402582.