Description
The Heart Manual is an individualized home-based self-management program for people with coronary artery disease and related conditions.
The Heart Manual may be used as a stand-alone home based program, or it can be integrated into existing hospital or community based programs (including physician’s offices), as either a primary or secondary prevention tool.
It can be followed in the comfort and privacy of one’s own home, and may be facilitated by a trained health professional in a number of ways:
- in person, one-on-one
- in person, in a group setting
- over the phone
The patient materials are menu-based and can be tailored to an individual’s needs. The Heart Manual (Coronary Artery Disease Edition) is suitable for people with the following conditions:
- Angina
- heart failure
- angioplasty/stent
- coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)
- heart attack
- diabetes
- hypertension
- metabolic syndrome
- dyslipidemia
- obesity
- anxiety
- depression
- stress