Internet-based Behavioral Intervention Following ACS
The aim of this study is to evaluate if an online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) protocol customized for patients following Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), reduce cardiac anxiety, enhance Quality of Life (QoL), and promote increased physical activity while controlling for caregiver attention, utilizing an active control group receiving internet-based cardiac lifestyle intervention.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  ACS ≥ 6 months before assessment (type 1 MI STEMI/NSTEMI or unstable angina [UA]) Age 18 and older Clinically significant cardiac anxiety that leads to distress and/or interferes with daily life (Cardiac Anxiety Questionnaire; CAQ: ≥18 Able to read and write in Swedish  Exclusion Criteria:  Heart failure New York heart Association class IV or ejection fraction ≤ 30% Significant valvular disease Planned coronary artery bypass surgery or percutaneous interventions Any medical restriction to physical exercise Severe medical illness or an acute health threatening disease (e.g., cancer) Grade 3 hypertension (i.e., blood pressure ≥ 180 systolic and/or 110 diastolic) Severe mental illness requiring urgent psychiatric hospitalization or intervention, or risk of suicide Alcohol or substance use disorder that would impede ability to complete study protocol Ongoing psychological treatment - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 18 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult