Enhancing recovery in coronary heart disease (ENRICHD) study intervention: Rationale and design

  • L. Berkman
  • , A. Jaffe
  • , R. Carney
  • , S. Czajkowski
  • , P. Kaufman
  • , J. A. Blumenthal
  • , P. Arias
  • , M. Babyak
  • , T. Baldewicz
  • , J. Barefoot
  • , J. Bennett
  • , R. Carels
  • , B. Crenshaw
  • , S. Curtis
  • , L. Davis
  • , K. Fath
  • , L. Forman
  • , A. Hassett
  • , S. B. Hegde
  • , S. H. Herman
  • A. Hinderliter, P. Khatri, W. Kraus, R. Krishnan, S. Levenberg, D. Mark, P. Marz, R. McCarthy, G. Miller, J. Norten, C. O'Connor, J. Puma, L. Rutt, W. Sessions, I. Siegler, L. Watkins, R. Waugh, R. Williams, A. Wilson, B. G. Zakhary, L. H. Powell, J. E. Calvin, D. C. Clark, S. Creech, D. Downs, C. Eaton, W. J. Elliott, L. Kassem, A. Luten, C. M. De Leon, W. S. Miles, R. Munoz-Dunbar, P. Pfenninger, C. R. Pitula, S. Szeplakay, J. Zajecka, J. Zander, R. F. Debusk, L. Balenesi, A. Casteneda, A. Deeter, S. Duenke, L. F. Forseth, E. S. Froelicher, R. Hanna, H. Kaiser, S. Lamb, S. Madan, M. Marnell, N. H. Miller, K. Parker, D. Strachowski, B. Taylor, C. E. Thoresen, J. Raczynski, B. Adams, S. Allison, M. Bandy, J. Barton, L. Bates, V. Bittner, M. Cole, C. E. Cornell, V. DiLillo, J. Dolce, J. Gilliland, S. Jordan, J. Markovitz, D. Mason, J. Shuster, P. White, S. Winders, N. Schneiderman, M. Gellman, G. Ironson, K. Kilbourn, M. E. Manrique-Reichard, J. R. McCalla, T. Mellman

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Abstract

Objective: Depression and low social support are risk factors for medical morbidity and mortality after acute MI. The ENRICHD study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial of a cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression and low social support in post-MI patients. A total of 2481 patients were recruited (26% with low social support, 39% with depression, and 34% with low social support and depression). Our objective is to describe the rationale, design, and delivery of the ENRICHD intervention. Methods: Key features of the intervention include the integration of cognitive-behavioral and social learning approaches to the treatment of depression and a diverse set of problems that can contribute to low social support; rapid initiation of treatment after MI; a combination of individual and group modalities; adjunctive pharmacotherapy for severe or intractable depression; training, certification, and supervision of therapists; and quality assurance procedures. Results: The trial's psychosocial and medical outcomes will be presented in future reports. Conclusions: The ENRICHD protocol targets two complex psychosocial risk factors with a multifaceted intervention, which is delivered in an individualized manner to accommodate a demographically, medically, and psychiatrically diverse patient population. Additional research will be needed to identify optimal matches between patient characteristics and specific components of the intervention.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)747-755
Number of pages9
JournalPsychosomatic Medicine
Volume63
Issue number5
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Clinical trials
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Depression
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Social support

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