Journal article
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Enhances Survival in Cardiac Patients Aged Under 60: 14-YEAR OUTCOMES OF THE BEATING HEART PROBLEMS PROGRAM TRIAL
BM Murphy, HS Navaratnam, MR Le Grande, RO Higgins, MC Rogerson, P Elliott, MUC Worcester, AC Jackson
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention | Published : 2023
Abstract
Purpose: To optimize recovery and improve prognosis, people who have had an acute cardiac event (ACE) need support to manage their cardiac risk. In 2008, we conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Beating Heart Problems (BHP), an 8-wk group program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI), designed to improve behavioral and mental health. This study investigated 14-yr mortality status for RCT participants in order to evaluate the survival impact of the BHP program. Methods: In 2021, mortality data on 275 participants from the earlier RCT were obtained from the Australian National Death Index. Survival analysis was undertaken to investigate diffe..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The original RCT was funded by the Australian Rotary Health and the Norman H. Johns Trust. The authors thank the staff and patients from the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Melbourne Private Hospital who were involved in this study. The authors also acknowledge their coinvestigators from the original study, Professor Leeanne Grigg, MBBS, FRACP, FCSAN; Professor James Tatoulis, MD, FRACS; Dr Alan Goble, MD, FRCP; Ms Fiona Mitchell, MA, BN; and Dr Alyna Turner, PhD.