The Heart Health After Cardiac Treatment Study

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether participation in a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program delivered in a safety net setting, compared to usual care referral to an outside cardiac rehabilitation program, results in greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Behavioral
  Tailored cardiac rehabilitation

  The program will address the core components of CR.21 Each of the program components will have an individualized assessment with plan and goals set at the program intake visit. The 12-week program will alternate between group and individual sessions each week. Individualized plans will be reviewed every two weeks at the participant individual sessions. Group sessions will address physical activity, nutrition, and other program topics. Duration of the program was chosen to resemble a typical 12-week cardiac rehabilitation intervention. However, the program will have a greater emphasis on cultural tailoring, language concordance, lowering burden of real-time in-person attendance, motivational coaching, and addressing psychosocial needs.

• Behavioral
  Referral to an external cardiac rehabilitation program

  Participants will be referred to an external cardiac rehabilitation program outside of the safety net setting. This is the current standard of care.

Location