Effects of targeted community healthcare on the prevention of thrombotic adverse events in patients with coronary heart disease under the guidance of behavior change theory

• Published in: American journal of translational research Vol. 13; no. 9; pp. 10703 - 10711
• Main Authors: Yu, Peipei, He, Xunying, Chang, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States e-Century Publishing Corporation 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Original; coronary heart disease; thrombosis; targeted community healthcare; compliance; Behavior change theory
• ISSN: 1943-8141; 1943-8141

To explore the effects of targeted community healthcare on the prevention of thrombotic adverse events in patients with coronary heart disease under the guidance of behavior change theory. A total of 89 patients with coronary heart disease who were admitted to our hospital were selected prospectively as subjects and divided into a research group (n=45, receiving targeted community healthcare under the guidance of behavior change theory) and a control group (n=44, receiving regular community healthcare) using a random number table method. The treatment period was 6 months. Then, patient's knowledge and attitude towards coronary heart disease as well as their personal habits, glucose and lipid metabolism indicators, compliance behaviors, quality of life and the incidence of thrombotic adverse events after 1-year of follow-up were compared between the two groups. The scores of patient's knowledge, attitude and personal habits, compliance behaviors and quality of life were all higher in the research group than those in the control group after intervention (all P<0.05); and the glucose and lipid metabolism indicators including fasting insulin (INS), insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the research group were significantly better than those in the control group after intervention (all P<0.05); after follow-up for 1 year, the total incidence of cerebral infarction, systemic embolism and myocardial infarction was significantly lower in the research group (6.67%) than that in the control group (25.00%) (P<0.05). Targeted community healthcare under the guidance of the behavior change theory can effectively improve patient's compliance behaviors, change their knowledge, attitudes as well as their personal habits, keep their glucose and lipid metabolism indicators under control and reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, it is worth being applied in clinical settings.