Positive Psychology Program in Cardiac Rehabilitation (PSICO-CARE)
Acute Coronary Syndrome

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients diagnosed with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) referred to the CR Program and consent to participate in the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of diagnosed major psychiatric disorders according to DSM 5 criteria, who will be referred directly to the Psychiatry service.
- Inability to participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for any reason.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) + Multicomponent Psychological Program (MPP):
Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR)
The patients who are assigned to this treatment arm will have access to a psychological intervention program, which will use techniques from the positive psychology and motivational interviewing to work on several modules: Health pills (phase I), CR in phase II identical to the standar, and MPP interspersed in Phase II of the conventional program. An individualized program will be included in this branch, which will be added to the follow-up carried out in primary care. It will contain a post-traumatic growth module, an emotion management module, and an intention consolidation module.
The patient will follow the usual process of cardiac rehabilitation.