Journal article
Goal Attainment in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction
Abstract
PURPOSE: Goal setting is an established strategy in health behavior change programs although its usefulness remains uncertain. The authors investigate the validity of attainment of a patient-identified goal as an outcome measure in cardiac rehabilitation after myocardial infarction.
METHODS: On entry into a randomized controlled trial of cardiac rehabilitation after an acute myocardial infarction, patients identified one activity that, if and …
Authors
Oldridge N; Guyatt G; Crowe J; Feeny D; Jones N
Journal
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 29–34
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 1999
DOI
10.1097/00008483-199901000-00004
ISSN
1932-7501