title: Managing health habits for myocardial infarction (MI) patients.
abstract: The study examined effects of the heart camp as a motivation enhancement program on cardiac risk reduction and behavioral modification in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. A total of 86 outpatients participated at the first heart camp and 45 returned to the second one in 8 weeks. The first and second heart camps were daylong programs consisted of health assessment, education classes, and Q&A session with interdisciplinary team approach. At the completion of the heart camp, the participants showed significantly lower scores in cardiac risk factors, and significant improvements in motivational variables, especially, perceived benefits and perceived barriers as well as in the performance of diet and exercise behaviors. The study results confirm that it is possible to enhance motivation for chronic patients like MI patients by even short period of comprehensive educational program.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, 336-1 Ssangyong-Dong, ChonAn 330-090, South Korea. songry@sch.ac.kr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration