ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing
Effects of partners together in health intervention on physical activity and healthy eating behaviors: a pilot study.
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- Dyad and group-based interventions in physical activity, diet, and weight loss: a systematic review of the evidence.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation on Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
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- Association of healthy eating behaviours and comorbidity on quality of life among adults with beta-thalassemia major: a moderation analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A quasi-experimental study on couple-based exercise program improving cardiac rehabilitation exercise compliance in post-PCI patients.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Article
- The effects of flavonoid supplementation on the mental health of postpartum parents.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of the perioperative encounter in promoting regular exercise and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Impact of kinesiophobia on initiation of cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort path analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Influence of Nursing Intervention Based on Risk Assessment Model on Self-Efficacy and Postoperative Rehabilitation of Surgical Patients.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Active With Whom? Examining the Social Context of Physical Activity in Individuals After Stroke and Their Partners.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Long-Term and Transfer Effects of an Action Control Intervention in Overweight Couples: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Text Messages.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Moving in Sync: Hourly Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior are Synchronized in Couples.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Article
- Dietary Micronutrient Intake of Participants in a "Partners Together in Health" Cardiac Rehabilitation Intervention.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2018Article
- A Qualitative Study of Experiences of Participants in Cardiac Rehabilitation.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2018Article
- Couples' Experiences With Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors After Cardiac Rehabilitation.Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention · 2018Article
- Changes over time in caregiving demand and difficulty in spousal caregivers of coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients.Applied nursing research : ANR · 2018Article
- Spousal Caregivers of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients: Differences between Caregivers with Low vs. High Caregiving Demands.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite proven efficacy of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in helping patients initiate physical activity and healthy eating changes, less than 50% of CR participants maintain changes 6 months later.
objectiveThe objective of this feasibility study was to test the Partners Together in Health (PaTH) intervention versus usual care in improving physical activity and healthy eating behaviors in coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients and their spouses.
methodsAn experimental, 2-group (n = 17 couples/group), repeated-measures design was used. Coronary artery bypass surgery patients in both groups participated in phase II outpatient CR. Spouses in the PaTH group attended CR with the patient and were asked to make the same physical activity and healthy eating changes as patients did. Spouses in the usual care attended educational classes with patients. It was theorized that "2 persons would be better than 1" at making changes and sticking with them in the long-term. Physical activity behavior was measured using the Actiheart accelerometer; the activity biomarker was an exercise tolerance test. Eating behavior was measured using 3-day food records; the biomarker was the lipid profile. Data were collected at baseline (entrance in CR), at 3 months (post-CR), and at 6 months. Changes over time were examined using Mann-Whitney U statistics and effect sizes.
resultsThe PaTH intervention was successful primarily in demonstrating improved trends in healthy eating behavior for patients and spouses. No differences were found between the PaTH and usual care patients or spouses at 3 or 6 months in the number of minutes per week of physical activity. By 6 months, patients in both groups were, on average, below the national guidelines for PA recommendations (≥150 min/wk at >3 metabolic equivalents).
conclusionsThe couple-focused PaTH intervention demonstrated promise in offsetting the decline in dietary adherence typically seen 6 months after CR.
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