Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause of death globally,
although mortality rates are falling. Psychological symptoms are prevalent for people with …

Background: Although supervised exercise programs reduce mortality in survivors of
myocardial infarction, the effects of other types of cardiac secondary prevention programs …

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Background Smoking contributes to reasons for hospitalisation, and the period of
hospitalisation may be a good time to provide help with quitting. Objectives To determine the …

There is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in the
treatment of substance abuse, as well as a number of other health behavior areas. The …

Background Smokers have a substantially increased risk of postoperative complications.
Preoperative smoking intervention may be effective in decreasing this incidence, and …

BACKGROUND: Patients awaiting cardiac surgery typically experience significant physical
and psychological stress. However, although there is evidence that preoperative education …

Background Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a directive patient‐centred style of counselling,
designed to help people to explore and resolve ambivalence about behaviour change. It …

Background Psychological symptoms are strongly associated with coronary heart disease
(CHD), and many psychological treatments are offered following cardiac events or …

Background Lifestyle modification programmes for coronary heart disease patients have
been shown to effectively improve risk factors and related health behaviours, quality of life …