Health Coaching for Cardiovascular Disease
This study is looking at whether virtual health coaching can help people who have recently been discharged from the hospital with heart conditions like a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or heart failure (congestive heart failure). You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have one of these heart conditions, and can communicate in English and use a phone or computer. The study will compare patients who receive 12 virtual health coaching sessions over 16 weeks to those who receive standard care. Researchers want to see if health coaching can improve your weight, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, and lower the number of times you need to be readmitted to the hospital. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 70 participants. It will compare those receiving health coaching to those receiving standard care.
- What's involved
- If you participate, you would receive 12 virtual health coaching sessions over a 16-week period. Your weight will be measured at the start and at 16 weeks.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Hospital readmissions will be tracked for 30, 60, and 90 days after hospital discharge. MyChart messages will be tracked for 16 weeks.
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Health Coaching for Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Beth Steinberg, PhD, RN · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ohio State University
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What this trial measures
- Body weightBaseline (day of hospital discharge) and at provider appointment in the ambulatory setting, 16 weeks post-hospital discharge
Patient body weight in kilograms will be obtained by clinical staff on hospital approved and calibrated electronic standing scales. The patient's body weight will be collected from the patient's electronic medical record.
- Hospital readmissionsHospital readmissions during the 30-, 60-, and 90-days post-hospital discharge for cardiovascular disease, documented in the electronic medical record
Hospital readmissions for an inpatient stay, documented in the electronic medical record, after the hospital post-discharge for cardiovascular disease
- MyChart messagesOver the course of 16 weeks, from hospital discharge to 16 weeks post-hospital discharge
MyChart messages are questions or requests directed to the patient's provider that are related to the patient's cardiovascular disease diagnosis and hospitalization. These MyChart messages are entered into the electronic medical record by the patient and are directed to their provider, requiring an electronic or telephone response to the patient with a documented note entered by the provider relative to the follow-up provided to the patient. This outcome measure will be the number of MyChart messages entered by the patient and responded to by the provider.
- Perceived StressBaseline (hospital discharge), 8 weeks post-hospital discharge, and 16 weeks post-hospital discharge
Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10). A 10-item self-report measure of perceived stress. It is a measure of the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful over the past month. The 4-point Likert Scale includes responses of 0 (never), 1 (almost never), 2 (sometimes), 3 (fairly often), and 4 (very often). Individual scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
- Medication AdherenceBaseline, and at 8 weeks post-hospital discharge and at 16 weeks post-hospital discharge
The Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Scale (MB-MAS) is a 9-item self-assessment of medication adherence relative to a variety of chronic diseases and conditions. Likert Scale responses to each of the nine statements include 1 (all of the time), 2 (most of the time), 3 (some of the time), and 4 (none of the time). Total scores range from 4 to 36 with higher scores indicating higher medication adherence.
- Lifestyle Medicine Behavior AssessmentCompleted at baseline, at 8 weeks post-hospital discharge and at 16 weeks post-hospital discharge
The Lifestyle Medicine Short Form is a 14-item self-assessment scale evaluating physical, emotional, social lifestyle behaviors. The assessment questions comprise core metrics that capture readiness to change, as well as health behaviors that are aligned with the six pillars of lifestyle medicine--physical activity, nutrition, sleep health, stress reduction, social connections, and risky substances. Questions have multiple responses based on information relating to the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. The first two questions related to Readiness to Change use a Likert Scale ranging from 0 (Not Ready) to 10 (Very Ready). Questions related to Motivation and Diet request that the participant denote different aspects of their diet. Physical exercise questions request specific days/times in minutes completed. Questions related to sleep request average hours of sleep per 24 hour period. Mood, connectedness with others, and substance use request types/amounts per week.
- Acceptability of Intervention MeasureCompleted after the 16 week health coaching intervention for participants in the intervention group.
The Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) is a 4-item self-report assessment to evaluate the acceptability of the health coaching intervention. Each statement is scored with a 5-point Likert Scale that includes 1 (completely disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (neither agree nor disagree), 4 (agree), and 5 (completely agree). Total scores ranges from 4-20 with higher total scores indicating higher acceptability.