Behavioral Activation Delivered Via Home-based Telehealth to Improve Functioning in Cardiovascular Disease Patients Recently Discharged From Inpatient Care
VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate whether Behavioral Activation for depression delivered via home based telehealth (BA-HT) is effective in improving social and role functioning in Veterans recently discharged from Cardiovascular disease (CVD-related) inpatient care. Eligible participants will receive either (1) twelve sessions of BA-HT or (2) standard best practices post CVD hospitalization care. Study participants will be 132 Veterans discharged from the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center inpatient care facilities with CVD diagnoses corresponding to ICD 10 codes I20-I25 (120 unstable angina, stable angina; 121 NSTEMI, STEMI, initial encounter; 122 NSTEMI, STEMI, subsequent encounter; 124 acute coronary syndrome; 125 coronary arteriosclerosis with angina). They will be male or female, age 21 and above, and with approximately 40-50% minority representation. There will be assessment at baseline, 1 week post treatment, as well as 3 and 9-months post treatment. The investigators predict that BA-HT will more effectively increase social role and activity functioning, activity, mood and reduce 9-month re-hospitalization compared to current best-practices post-discharge care among patients scoring at least moderately depressed on the PROMIS Depression scale one week following hospital discharge for a CVD event.
Description
Following hospital discharge, risk of depression is significantly increased in cardio-vascular disease (CVD) patients. Moreover, CVD patients with depression face reduced functioning, increased morbidity and mortality, and diminished quality of life. Unfortunately, most depressed CVD patients do not receive appropriate evidence-based care for their depression, often because they are unable to, or fearful of travelling to providers for the regimen of 8-12 weekly visits of evidence-based psychotherapy such as Behavioral Activation (BA). The group developed, evaluated and subsequently implemented…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 21+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Having experienced one of the ICD 10 I20-I25 CVD events: * 120 unstable angina * stable angina * 121 NSTEMI * STEMI * initial encounter * 122 NSTEMI * STEMI * subsequent encounter * 124 acute coronary syndrome * 125 coronary arteriosclerosis with angina and/or * Valve repair, valve replacement, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI/TAVR), Pacemaker Implantation in the past 6 months, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) in the past 6 months; Left Ventricular Assist Device in the past 6 months; Ablation Therapy; Watchman Implant; an…
Interventions
- BehavioralBA-HT
Behavioral Activation for depression delivered via home-based telehealth (BA-HT) will be implemented over 12, weekly 50-minute sessions via VA approved telehealth software.
- OtherStandard Care
Best practices standard care delivery for post-CVD hospitalization as regularly implemented at the RHJ VAMC. Standard care may include all or some of the following: post-operative follow up, referral to VA primary care clinic at 1 month post-procedure, primary care visit with VA mandated assessments of pain and depression with referral for these conditions, referral to facility-based or home-based cardiac rehabilitation program as appropriate. All participants in this condition will be referred to mental health care. In addition, these participants will receive a weekly telephone call from project staff during which time supportive questioning about patient progress and general mood and recovery.
Location
- Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SCCharleston, South Carolina