Publications [#270716] of James A. Blumenthal

Journal Articles

1. Sherwood, A; O'Connor, CM; Routledge, FS; Hinderliter, AL; Watkins, LL; Babyak, MA; Koch, GG; Adams, KF; Dupree, CS; Chang, PP; Hoffman, BM; Johnson, J; Bowers, M; Johnson, KS; Blumenthal, JA (2011). Coping effectively with heart failure (COPE-HF): design and rationale of a telephone-based coping skills intervention.. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 17(3), 201-207. [21362527], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/01/01)

   Abstract:
   BACKGROUND: Coping Effectively with Heart Failure (COPE-HF) is an ongoing randomized clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate if a coping skills training (CST) intervention will result in improved health status and quality of life as well as reduced mortality and hospitalizations compared with a heart failure education (HFE) intervention. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two hundred heart failure (HF) patients recruited from the Duke University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina Hospital system will be randomized to a CST intervention (16 weekly 30-minute telephone counseling sessions including motivational interviewing and individually tailored cognitive behavioral therapy) or to an HFE intervention (16 weekly 30-minute telephone sessions including education and symptom monitoring). Primary outcomes will include postintervention effects on HF biomarkers (B-type natriuretic peptide, ejection fraction) and quality of life, as well as long-term clinical outcomes (hospitalizations and death). Secondary analyses will include an evaluation of treatment effects across subpopulations, and potential mechanisms by which CST may improve clinical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: COPE-HF is a proof-of-concept study that should provide important insights into the health benefits of a CST intervention designed to enhance HF self-management, improve health behaviors, and reduce psychologic distress.