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Psychological Guidelines in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention

Psychological Guidelines in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention

Marinella Sommaruga
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781605663562|ISBN10: 1605663565|EISBN13: 9781605663579
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch044
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Sommaruga, Marinella. "Psychological Guidelines in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention." Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare, edited by Ashish N. Dwivedi, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 710-724. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch044

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Sommaruga, M. (2009). Psychological Guidelines in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention. In A. Dwivedi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare (pp. 710-724). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch044

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Sommaruga, Marinella. "Psychological Guidelines in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention." In Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare, edited by Ashish N. Dwivedi, 710-724. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch044

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Abstract

A large number of evidence-based guidelines are drawn up all over the world to improve standards of healthcare and to reduce inequalities in access to effective treatment. Evidence-based practice in psychology is the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. Despite widespread circulation and publicity of these guidelines, often they are not implemented effectively. Consequently, there is a substantial difference between evidence and practice, with best health outcomes not being achieved. The aim of this chapter is to describe and discuss the methodological process, development, and implementation of the Italian Guidelines for psychology activities in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention, published in 2003 by the Working Group of Psychology of the Italian Society of Cardiac Rehabilitation and updated in the 2005 National Cardiac Rehabilitation guidelines issued by the Italian Programme for Guidelines.

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