Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

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Authors
Richards, S H
Dickens, C.
Anderson, R.
Richards, D A
Taylor, R. S.
Ukoumunne, O. C.
Kessler, D
Turner, K
Kuyken, W
Gandhi, Manish
Journal
Trials
Type
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
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BioMed Central
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Around 17 % of people eligible for UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes following an acute coronary syndrome report moderate or severe depressive symptoms. While maximising psychological health is a core goal of cardiac rehabilitation, psychological care can be fragmented and patchy. This study tests the feasibility and acceptability of embedding enhanced psychological care, composed of two management strategies of proven effectiveness in other settings (nurse-led mental health care coordination and behavioural activation), within the cardiac rehabilitation care pathway.
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Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. 2016, 17 (1):59 Trials
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