Journal article
Long-term efficacy of a tele-health intervention for acute coronary syndrome patients with depression: 12-month results of the MoodCare randomized controlled trial
A Oneil, B Taylor, DL Hare, K Sanderson, S Cyril, K Venugopal, B Chan, JJ Atherton, A Hawkes, DL Walters, B Oldenburg
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background Depression is common after a cardiac event; however it often remains untreated. Previously, we reported the efficacy and feasibility of a 6-month tele-health programme (MoodCare), which integrates depression management into a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction programme for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients with low mood. Here, we evaluate the long-term efficacy of the programme at 12-month follow-up. Design A two-arm, parallel, randomized design to compare the long-term effects of MoodCare (n = 61) to usual care (UC) (n = 60) at 12 months. Method 121 ACS patients recruited from six hospitals in Victoria and Brisbane, Australia were randomized to a telephone-delivere..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by an Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing Grant under the Sharing Health Care Initiative and a grant from beyondblue: the national depression and anxiety initiative. Neither funding body had input into the conduct of the study. AO was supported by a Post Graduate Award from the Heart Foundation (PP 08M4079) whilst undertaking this work and is currently supported by a Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)(#1052865). KS was supported by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship (FT991524). Trial Registration Number: ACTRN12609000386235.