Individualised Empowerment in Secondary Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study.

Five themes emerged from qualitative analysis of patient experiences in secondary cardiac rehabilitation following percutaneous coronary intervention.

• The five themes identified were: (1) Personal growth, (2) Self-acceptance, (3) Life Purpose and motivation, (4) Social support, and (5) Utilisation of social services.
• Data were collected through semi-structured interviews using purposive sampling.
• Analysis was conducted using Colaizzi's phenomenological approach.
• The study population focused on young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention.

The findings were consistent with all dimensions of health empowerment theory as applied to cardiac rehabilitation.

• Health empowerment theory was used as the guiding theoretical framework for the study.
• Each of the five identified themes mapped onto dimensions of health empowerment theory.
• The alignment with health empowerment theory provided a new perspective for improving cardiac rehabilitation intervention programmes.

Young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention often find it difficult to participate in secondary cardiac rehabilitation.

• This challenge in participation was a primary motivation for the study.
• The study used purposive sampling to target this specific patient population.
• Semi-structured interviews were used to examine patient experiences with participation barriers and facilitators.

The study highlights the need to address individualised empowerment requirements to improve cardiac rehabilitation benefits.

• The results emphasise the importance of individualised empowerment in the cardiac rehabilitation context.
• The findings highlight the need to address the specific requirements for cardiac rehabilitation benefits.
• The study provides a new perspective for improving cardiac rehabilitation intervention programmes based on the identified themes.