Rationale and trial design of a randomized, controlled study on short-term psychotherapy after acute myocardial infarction: The STEP-IN-AMI trial (Short Term Psychotherapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction)

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 947-952

  Roncella, Adriana ^a   Giornetti, Antonella ^a   Cianfrocca, Cinzia ^a   Pasceri, Vincenzo ^a   Pelliccia, Francesco ^a   Denollet, Johan ^b,c   Pedersen, Susanne S ^b   Speciale, Giulio ^a   Richichi, Giuseppe ^a   Pristipino, Christian ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary angioplasty; Psychological intervention; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAXATION TRAINING; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT;

HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 70449556265     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32832fb477     Document Type: Article

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