Trial reportThe American journal of cardiology2019
Usefulness of a Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity After an Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Trial report in The American journal of cardiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05174975 (Tri-Service General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Tri-Service General Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with coronary heart disease, heart failure or atrial fibrillation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Can positive psychological interventions improve health behaviors? A systematic review of the literature.Preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Positive psychological well-being and clinical characteristics in IBS: A systematic review.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The WISH Proof-of-Concept Trial.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Trial
- A Positive Psychology Intervention in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors (PATH): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2024Trial
- Positive Psychological Well-Being in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors.Transplantation and cellular therapy · 2023Trial
- Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a positive psychology-based intervention to promote health behaviors in heart failure: The REACH for Health study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2020Trial
- Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of quality of life therapy to improve positive emotions among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- A Positive Psychology-Motivational Interviewing Intervention to Promote Positive Affect and Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes: The BEHOLD-8 Controlled Clinical Trial.Psychosomatic medicine · 2020Trial
- Developing a Psychological-Behavioral Intervention in Cardiac Patients Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Field.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Trial
- A positive psychology-motivational interviewing program to promote physical activity in type 2 diabetes: The BEHOLD-16 pilot randomized trial.General hospital psychiatryTrial
- Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of a Positive Psychology Intervention in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison PsychiatryTrial
- The WISH 2.0 Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Biopsychosocial approach in cardiological care: a scoping review of integrated treatments for personalized patient care.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- A text message intervention to promote physical activity in midlife: The MASTERY randomized pilot trial.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Article
- The Role of Psychological Health in Cardiovascular Health: A Racial Comparison.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [Happiness-A concept for holistic person-centered healthcare in dermatology].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Narrative episodic future thinking reduces delay discounting and enhances goal salience in the general population: an online feasibility study.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Association between positive affect, flourishing, quality of life, and psychological distress in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Journal of psychosocial oncology · 2025Article
- Using Positive Psychology to Address Emotional Barriers to Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery: Proof-of-Concept Trial of the Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) Project.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2024Article
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Abstract
Most patients are not able to achieve recommended levels of physical activity following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Existing interventions to promote activity have not focused on promoting psychological well-being, which is independently linked to superior cardiac health. To address this gap, we developed and tested a combined positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention in post-ACS patients to assess its feasibility and explore potential benefits in an initial randomized trial. We compared a 12-week, phone-delivered, PP-MI intervention to an attention-matched, MI-based health education control condition among 47 post-ACS patients with low baseline health behavior adherence. Feasibility/acceptability were assessed through rates of session completion and participant session ratings; we also explored between-group differences in positive affect, other self-reported outcomes, and accelerometer-measured physical activity, through mixed effects regression models, at 12 and 24 weeks. PP-MI participants completed a mean of 10.0 (standard deviation 2.2) sessions (84%), and mean participant ratings of sessions' ease/utility were >8/10, above a priori thresholds for success. Compared with the control condition, PP-MI was associated with greater improvements in positive affect at 12 and 24 weeks (12 weeks: estimated mean difference [EMD] = 3.90 [SE = 1.95], p = 0.045, effect size [ES] = 0.56; 24 weeks: EMD = 7.34 [SE = 2.16], p <0.001, ES = 1.12). PP-MI was also associated with more daily steps at 12 weeks (EMD = 1842.1 steps/day [SE = 849.8], p = 0.030, ES = 0.76) and greater moderate-vigorous activity at 24 weeks (EMD = 15.1 minutes/day [SE = 6.8], p = 0.026, ES = 0.81). In conclusion, PP-MI was feasible in post-ACS patients and showed promising effects on well-being and physical activity; additional studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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