title: Quality of life of coronary artery disease patients after the implementation of planning strategies for medication adherence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to compare the general and specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between the Intervention (IG) and Control (CG) groups of coronary artery disease patients after the implementation of Action Planning and Coping Planning strategies for medication adherence and to verify the relationship between adherence and HRQoL.
  
  
  METHODS
  this was a controlled and randomized study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the sample (n=115) was randomized into two groups, IG (n=59) and CG (n=56). Measures of medication adherence and general and specific HRQoL were obtained in the baseline and after two months of monitoring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the findings showed that the combination of intervention strategies - Action Planning and Coping Planning for medication adherence did not affect the HRQoL of coronary artery disease patients in outpatient monitoring.
authors: Hospital do Coração de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors: Laura Bacelar de Araujo
authors: LB
authors: Lourenço
authors: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors: Roberta Cunha Matheus
authors: RC
authors: Rodrigues
authors: Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors: Thaís Moreira
authors: TM
authors: São-João
authors: Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
authors: Maria Cecilia
authors: MC
authors: Gallani
authors: Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
authors: Marilia Estevam
authors: ME
authors: Cornélio
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D016903:Drug Monitoring