Effects of Educational Intervention on Lifestyle Among Iranian Patients After Coronary Angioplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

<span><strong><em>Background: </em></strong><span>Cardiovascular disease risk factors are associated with lifestyle, and patients undergoing<span> coronary angioplasty require a great deal of training on modifying their lifestyle. The aim of<span> this study was to survey the effects of educational intervention on lifestyle among Iranian<span> patients after coronary angioplasty in Tehran in 2017.<br /><span><strong><em>Methods: </em></strong><span>This research was a randomized clinical trial with 2 groups of control (n = 29) and<span> intervention (n = 28). The patients' lifestyle was evaluated by using a healthy lifestyle<span> questionnaire at baseline and then at 1 month and 3 months after an educational intervention.<span> The data were analyzed using SPSS, version 20.<br /><span><strong><em>Results: </em></strong><span>The mean age of the intervention and control groups was 62.54 ± 4.23 and 60.52 ± 5.37 years<span> old, respectively. The Mann–Whitney <span><em>U </em><span>and Friedman tests showed that the scores of healthy<span> lifestyle, healthy nutrition, and exercise and physical activity significantly improved in the<span> intervention group in comparison with the control group at 1 month and 3 months after the<span> educational program (<span><em>P </em><span>< 0.001). The Friedman test showed a significant increase in the score<span> of avoiding tobacco and alcoholic beverages, health responsibility, health-based purchase, and<span> healthy lifestyle in both groups at 1 month and 3 months after the educational program<span> (<span><em>P </em><span>< 0.05). The results revealed that the score of stress management in both groups did not<span> increase significantly during the survey.<br /><span><strong><em>Conclusions: </em></strong><span>In the present study, our educational program had a considerable effect on modifying<span> lifestyle among the Iranian patients after coronary angioplasty. Psychological support programs<span> for managing the stress of these patients are suggested. </span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>