The Analysis of Risk Factor Management Programs for Patients with Coronary Artery Disease / 재활간호학회지

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study was performed to analyse the trends of risk factor management programs for patients with coronary artery disease. METHODS: Using PubMed, 35 intervention studies related to risk factor management programs among randomized controlled trials searched with the key words of coronary artery disease and coronary heart disease. Collected studies were analysed according to the characteristics of studies and participants, method and content of intervention, and outcome indicator and its effects. RESULTS: The mean period of intervention was 28.7+/-26.8 weeks, the mean frequency was 3.0+/-2.0 times per week, and the duration of one session was below 60 minuets in 65.8% of the reviewed studies. The interventions were counselling, exercise, education, and cognitive behavior therapy. Counselling was applied most frequently in previous studies. The outcomes of intervention had been measured with anthropometric, physical, physiological, psychological, behavioral, and cognitive aspects, but the effect of the intervention was inconsistent among the studies. CONCLUSION: Based on the results of this study, systematic and comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program consisted of counselling, exercise, and education should be developed and performed for health management and relapse prevention of patients with coronary artery disease.