Usefulness of a positive psychology-motivational interviewing intervention to promote positive affect and physical activity after an acute coronary syndrome

JC Huffman, EH Feig, RA Millstein, M Freedman… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

A positive psychology intervention for patients with an acute coronary syndrome: treatment development and proof-of-concept trial

JC Huffman, RA Millstein, CA Mastromauro… - Journal of happiness …, 2016 - Springer
Positive psychological constructs are associated with superior outcomes in cardiac patients,
but there has been minimal study of positive psychology (PP) interventions in this …

Optimizing a positive psychology intervention to promote health behaviors after an acute coronary syndrome: the Positive Emotions After Acute Coronary Events III …

CM Celano, AM Albanese, RA Millstein… - Psychosomatic …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective Despite the clear benefits of physical activity and related behaviors on prognosis,
most patients experiencing an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remain nonadherent to these …

The Positive Emotions after Acute Coronary Events behavioral health intervention: Design, rationale, and preliminary feasibility of a factorial design study

JC Huffman, AM Albanese, KA Campbell… - Clinical …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Positive psychological constructs, such as optimism, are associated with
greater participation in cardiac health behaviors and improved cardiac outcomes. Positive …

Use of text messages to increase positive affect and promote physical activity in patients with heart disease: The Promoting Activity in Cardiac Patients via Text …

S Legler, CM Celano, EE Beale, BB Hoeppner… - Current …, 2020 - Springer
Adherence to physical activity in patients with serious heart disease is critical to recovery
and survival. In-person programs to promote activity in cardiac patients have been poorly …

Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease

JC Huffman, CA Mastromauro, JK Boehm… - Heart …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The management of depression and other negative psychological states in cardiac patients
has been a focus of multiple treatment trials, though such trials have not led to substantial …

A positive psychology–motivational interviewing intervention to promote positive affect and physical activity in type 2 diabetes: The BEHOLD-8 controlled clinical trial

JC Huffman, J Golden, CN Massey, EH Feig… - Psychosomatic …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective Physical activity is associated with superior health outcomes in patients with type 2
diabetes (T2D), but most T2D patients do not follow physical activity recommendations. The …

Effects of positive psychology interventions on risk biomarkers in coronary patients: a randomized, wait-list controlled pilot trial

GR Nikrahan, JAC Laferton, K Asgari, M Kalantari… - Psychosomatics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Among cardiac patients, positive psychologic factors are consistently linked
with superior clinical outcomes and improvement in key markers of inflammation and …

Positive psychological states and health behaviors in acute coronary syndrome patients: A qualitative study

JC Huffman, CM DuBois… - Journal of health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Positive psychological states are linked to superior cardiac outcomes, possibly mediated
through increased participation in health behaviors. Trained study staff conducted in-depth …

Is it better to cultivate positive affect or optimism? Predicting improvements in medical adherence following a positive psychology intervention in patients with acute …

L Duque, L Brown, CM Celano, B Healy… - General Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Adherence to health behaviors following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is
strongly associated with superior prognosis. Both optimism and positive affect may play …