title: Effectiveness of a psychoeducation program on the quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: A clinical trial.
abstract: The present study was conducted to evaluate effectiveness of a psychoeducation program (PEP) on the quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).
  
  
  
  CHD affects patients' quality of life. PEPs may be useful to help patients reach maximum functional health.
  
  
  
  A pretest-posttest controlled clinical trial was conducted on a study population of 70 CHD patients, who were selected through convenience sampling and randomly allocated to either the intervention or the control group. The MacNew Quality of Life Questionnaire in heart disease was completed by participants twice: first as a pretest, and then in a follow-up posttest.
  
  
  
  After the intervention, the quality of life (QOL) score was 157.97±25.51 in the intervention group and 105.03±8.38 in the control group, making for a significant difference (p<0. 05).
  
  
  
  Based on the findings, PEPs helped CHD patients improve their quality of life through reducing tension, relieving their negative emotions, and improving their social relationships.
authors.affiliation: Health and Care Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj 66177-13446, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences 66177-13446, Sanandaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valiee
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan 87159-81151, Iran.
authors.forename: Narges Sadat
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Razavi
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Research Center, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan 87159-81151, Iran. Electronic address: Aghajani_m@kaums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aghajani
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, 87159-81151, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bashiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cognitive therapy; Coronary heart disease; Psychological education program; Quality of life