Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a positive psychology-based intervention to promote health behaviors in heart failure: The REACH for Health study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most patients with heart failure (HF) struggle to adhere to health behaviors, and existing health behavior interventions have significant limitations. We developed a 12-week, phone-delivered, combined positive psychology (PP) and motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to promote well-being and adherence to physical activity, diet, and medications. In this three-arm, randomized trial, we assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the intervention compared to treatment as usual and MI-alone conditions in 45 patients with HF and suboptimal health behavior adherence.

Methods

Participants in the PP-MI or MI-alone conditions completed weekly phone sessions for 12 weeks. Those in PP-MI completed weekly PP exercises and set health behavior go

SUBMITTER: Celano CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719591 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature