Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2019
No impact of an extensive social intervention program on return to work and quality of life after acute cardiac event: a cluster-randomized trial in patients with negative occupational prognosis.
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- 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
- Social network interventions to support cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention in the management of people with heart disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Determining what constitutes an effective psychosocial 'return to work' intervention: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Generic and Disease-Specific Themes in Occupational Reflections of Patients in Cardiac, Cancer and Orthopedic Rehabilitation: An Interview Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- One the development of a professional mandate by social workers in medical rehabilitation- key results from the SWIMMER Project.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Social work practice and outcomes in rehabilitation: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Delivering Inpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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- Patients' expectations of returning to work, co-morbid disorders and work capacity at discharge from cardiac rehabilitation.Vascular health and risk management · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the effectiveness of extensive social therapy intervention during inpatient multi-component cardiac rehabilitation (CR) on return to work and quality of life in patients with low probability of work resumption after an acute cardiac event.
methodsPatients after acute cardiac event with negative subjective expectations about return to work or unemployment (n = 354) were included and randomized in clusters of 3-6 study participants. Clusters were randomized for social counseling and therapy led by a social worker, six sessions of 60 min each in 3 weeks, or control group (usual care: individual counseling meeting by request). The return to work (RTW) status and change in quality of life (QoL, short form 12: Physical and Mental Component Summary PCS and MCS) 12 months after discharge from inpatient CR were outcome measures.
resultsThe regression model for RTW showed no impact of the intervention (OR 1.1, 95% CI 0.6-2.1, P = 0.79; n = 263). Predictors were unemployment prior to CR as well as higher anxiety values at discharge from CR. Likewise, QoL was not improved by social therapy (linear mixed model: ΔPCS 0.3, 95% CI - 1.9 to 2.5; P = 0.77; n = 177; ΔMCS 0.7, 95% CI - 1.9 to 3.3; P = 0.58; n = 215).
conclusionsIn comparison to usual care, an intensive program of social support for patients during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation after an acute cardiac event had no additional impact on either the rate of resuming work or quality of life.
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