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The prevalence and correlates of mind-body therapy practices in acute coronary syndrome patients

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dc.contributor.authorLeung, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorTamim, H.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Donna Eileen
dc.contributor.authorArthur, H.M.
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Sherry L.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T19:11:16Z
dc.date.available2009-05-29T19:11:16Z
dc.date.issued2008-10
dc.description.abstractObjectives: While the benefits of mind-body therapy (MBT) for cardiac secondary prevention continues to be investigated, the prevalence of such practices by cardiac patients is not well known. The aim of this study was to quantitatively examine the prevalence of MBT practice and its sociodemographic, clinical, psychosocial and behavioral correlates among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: Six hundred and sixty-one ACS in-patients (75% response rate) recruited from three hospitals completed a demographic survey, and clinical data were extracted from charts. Four hundred and sixty five patients (81% retention rate; 110 (23.7%) female) responded to an 18month post-discharge survey that queried about MBT use and its correlates. Results: One hundred and sixty-three (35.1%) ACS patients practised MBT in their lifetime, and 118 (25.4%) were currently practising. MBT users were more often women (OR = 2.98), nonwhite (OR = 2.17), had higher levels of education (OR = 2.22), past smokers (OR = 3.33), reported poorer mental health (OR =2.15), and engaged in more exercise (OR =1.65). Conclusion: One-third of ACS patients practised some form of MBT. The greater MBT practice among female ACS patients is noteworthy, given their generally lower physical activity and lower receipt of evidence-based treatments including cardiac rehabilitation. In addition, there is some evidence that MBT can promote mental well-being, and thus such practice might reduce risk related to negative affect in cardiac patients.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Ontario Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care, and administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Ms. Leung is supported by GENESIS, Gender and Sex Determinants of Circulatory and Respiratory Diseases: Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Teams Grant Program, the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Dr. Grace is supported by a Career Scientist award from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, Ontario Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care, and administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Ms. Leung is supported by GENESIS, Gender and Sex Determinants of Circulatory and Respiratory Diseases: Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement Teams Grant Program, the Canadian Institute of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Dr. Grace is supported by a Career Scientist award from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.en
dc.identifier.citationComplementary Therapies in Medicine, 16, 254-261.
dc.identifier.issn0965-2299
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/2578
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2007.05.003
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectAcute coronary syndrome
dc.subjectCardiovascular disease
dc.subjectRelaxation techniques
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectMind-body therapies
dc.titleThe prevalence and correlates of mind-body therapy practices in acute coronary syndrome patients
dc.typeArticle

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