Level of incongruence during cardiac rehabilitation and prediction of future CVD-related hospitalizations plus all-cause mortality

Meyer, Fiorenza; Stauber, Stefanie; Wilhelm, Matthias; Znoj, Hans Jörg; von Känel, Roland (2015). Level of incongruence during cardiac rehabilitation and prediction of future CVD-related hospitalizations plus all-cause mortality. Psychology, health & medicine, 20(5), pp. 605-613. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 10.1080/13548506.2015.1034734

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Independent of traditional risk factors, psychosocial risk factors increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies in the field of psychotherapy have shown that the construct of incongruence (meaning a discrepancy between desired and achieved goals) affects the outcome of therapy. We prospectively measured the impact of incongruence in patients after undergoing a cardiac rehabilitation program. We examined 198 CVD patients enrolled in a 8–12 week comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program. Patients completed the German short version of the Incongruence Questionnaire and the SF-36 Health Questionnaire to measure quality of life (QoL) at discharge of rehabilitation. Endpoints at follow-up were CVD-related hospitalizations plus all-cause mortality. During a mean follow-up period of 54.3 months, 29 patients experienced a CVD-related hospitalization and 3 patients died. Incongruence at discharge of rehabilitation was independent of traditional risk factors a significant predictor for CVD-related hospitalizations plus all-cause mortality (HR 2.03, 95% CI 1.29–3.20, p = .002). We also found a significant interaction of incongruence with mental QoL (HR .96, 95% CI .92–.99, p = .027), i.e. incongruence predicted poor prognosis if QoL was low (p = .017), but not if QoL was high (p = .74). Incongruence at discharge predicted future CVD-related hospitalizations plus all-cause mortality and mental QoL moderated this relationship. Therefore, incongruence should be considered for effective treatment planning and outcome measurement.

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