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Table 3 Included studies of primary care post-discharge management of acute coronary syndrome

From: Evidence-based interventions in primary care following acute coronary syndrome in Australia and New Zealand: a systematic scoping review

First Author (Year)

Study Design

Location

Participants

Evidence-Based Intervention(s)

(per NHF/CSANZ Guidelines [5])

Cole (2014) [26]

Cohort

Melbourne, Australia

12,813 PCI patients in the Melbourne Intervention Group registry

Pharmacological management

Fernandez (2006) [38]

Cross-Sectional: consecutive case series

Sydney, Australia

202/275 PCI patients who agreed to participate

Lifestyle management

Psychological management

Ford (2011) [27]

Cohort with 3 year follow up

Auckland, NZ

112 ACS patients

Lifestyle management

Pharmacological management

Gallagher (2003) [35]

Cohort; Mixed Methods

Sydney, Australia

196 female CR participants

Behaviour change

Hansen (2011) [43]

Qualitative

Tasmania, Australia

35 ACS patients who were smokers at time of hospitalisation

Lifestyle management

Hickey (2004) [30]

Cross-Sectional: indicators of care

Brisbane, Australia

104 ACS patients

Lifestyle management

Pharmacological management

Johnson (2010) [42]

Retrospective analysis of registry data combined with (self-report) survey

Hunter, Australia

4971 patients eligible for CR

Lifestyle management

Looi (2011) [28]

Retrospective cohort, data from hospital CCU database

Auckland, NZ

129 of 901 patients with ACS who received inpatient CABG

Pharmacological management

Mudge (2001) [33]

Retrospective cohort

Brisbane, Australia

282 of 352 ACS patients with follow-up information available

Pharmacological management

Biomedical risk factor management

Reddy (2008) [39] (further details in [48])

Descriptive short report of an intervention using mixed methods

Victoria and South Australia

36 health professionals

Psychological management

Rushford (2007) [36]

Cross-Sectional; Mixed Methods

Melbourne, Australia

224 female ACS patients

Behaviour change

Schrader (2005) [41]

RCT

Adelaide, Australia

669 cardiac patients

Psychological management

Schulz (2000) [37]

Cross-Sectional: follow-up survey

Horsham, Australia

79 MI patients

Behaviour change

Scott (2004) [31]

Before-after evaluation of a quality improvement program of in-hospital & post-discharge care for cardiac patients (ACS or HF)

Brisbane, Australia

344 ACS patients (of 662 eligible) who had evaluable follow-up data

Behaviour change

Pharmacological management

Toms (2003) [34]

Cross-Sectional

Canberra, Australia

93 MI patients

Behaviour change

Pharmacological management

Lifestyle management

a. Wachtel (2008) [29]

b. Wachtel (2008) [40]

Retrospective cohort: analyses of hospital records & follow-up in GP clinics

Riverland, Australia

34 MI patients with GP records, of 55 with hospital records, of 77 eligible participants

Lifestyle management

Psychological management

a. Peterson (2012) [32]

b. Wai (2012) [20]

Before-after evaluation of a quality improvement program discharge care (ACS)

Australia

Pre: 49 hospitals; 1545 ACS patients recruited

Post: 45 hospitals remained in program; 1589 ACS patients recruited

Behaviour change

Pharmacological management

  1. ACS acute coronary syndrome, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CCU coronary care unit, CR cardiac rehabilitation, HF heart failure, MI myocardial infarction, NZ New Zealand, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, RCT randomised clinical trial