Other Titles

Health promotion and support in cardiac care

Abstract

This pilot study is the first of its kind to describe state and trait hope in hopeless patients with ischemic heart disease. A significant improvement in state hope in patients who received an emotional support intervention (Heart Up!) will be discussed.

Author Details

Susan L. Dunn, PhD, RN, FAHA, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Holli A. DeVon, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Nathan L. Tintle, PhD, Department of Statistics, Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha Psi

Lead Author Affiliation

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Health Promotion Intervention, Heart Disease, Hope

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Improving hope in hopeless patients with ischemic heart disease

Melbourne, Australia

This pilot study is the first of its kind to describe state and trait hope in hopeless patients with ischemic heart disease. A significant improvement in state hope in patients who received an emotional support intervention (Heart Up!) will be discussed.