Randomized controlled trial of a lay-facilitated angina management programme

Gill Furze, Helen Cox, Veronica Dale, Ling-Hsiang Chuang, Robert J P Lewin, Pauline Nelson, Richard Carty, Heather Norris, Nicky Patel, Peter Elton

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furze g., cox h., morton v., chuang l.-h., lewin r.j.p., nelson p., carty r., norris h., patel n. & elton p. (2012) Randomized controlled trial of a lay-facilitated angina management programme. Journal of Advanced Nursing00(0), 000-000. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05920.x ABSTRACT: Aims.  This article reports a randomized controlled trial of lay-facilitated angina management (registered trial acronym: LAMP). Background.  Previously, a nurse-facilitated angina programme was shown to reduce angina while increasing physical activity, however most people with angina do not receive a cardiac rehabilitation or self-management programme. Lay people are increasingly being trained to facilitate self-management programmes. Design.  A randomized controlled trial comparing a lay-facilitated angina management programme with routine care from an angina nurse specialist. Methods.  Participants with new stable angina were randomized to the angina management programme (intervention: 70 participants) or advice from an angina nurse specialist (control: 72 participants). Primary outcome was angina frequency at 6 months; secondary outcomes at 3 and 6 months included: risk factors, physical functioning, anxiety, depression, angina misconceptions and cost utility. Follow-up was complete in March 2009. Analysis was by intention-to-treat; blind to group allocation. Results.  There was no important difference in angina frequency at 6 months. Secondary outcomes, assessed by either linear or logistic regression models, demonstrated important differences favouring the intervention group, at 3 months for: Anxiety, angina misconceptions and for exercise report; and at 6 months for: Anxiety; Depression; and angina misconceptions. The intervention was considered cost-effective. Conclusion.  The angina management programme produced some superior benefits when compared to advice from a specialist nurse.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2267-2279
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
Volume68
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012

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