TY - JOUR T1 - Counselling after a myocardial infarction improved mood for patients and their partners and decreased patient functional limitations JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 21 LP - 21 DO - 10.1136/ebn.3.1.21 VL - 3 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/3/1/21.abstract N2 - Johnston M, Foulkes J, Johnston DW, et al.Impact on patients and partners of inpatient and extended cardiac counseling and rehabilitation: a controlled trial.Psychosom Med1999 Mar/Apr;61:225–33OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text QUESTION: For patients who have had a myocardial infarction (MI) and their partners, is an inpatient cardiac education and counselling programme more effective than usual care and as effective as extended care after discharge for improving knowledge, mood (anxiety and depression), function, and satisfaction? Randomised (unclear allocation concealment), blinded (outcome assessors) controlled trial with follow up at discharge and 2, 6, and 12 months.6 medical wards of a hospital in Dundee, Scotland.117 patients were enrolled and 100 patients (mean age 56 y, 65% men) who were discharged from the coronary care unit after a first MI and their partners completed the study. Inclusion criteria were confirmed MI (World Health Organisation criteria), age ≤70 years, fluency in English, and … ER -