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NCT Number: NCT07651501

Barriers and Facilitators to Psychosocial Management in Cardiac Rehabilitation at the South Francilien Hospital Center (CHSF)

The goal of this observational study is to describe the barriers to psychosocial management in cardiac rehabilitation patients at the south francilien hospital center (CHSF) and understand how to improve it, in order to facilitate their return to work.

The main questions it aims to answer are :

* What are the perceived barriers to psychosocial management among the male and female cardiac rehabilitation patients at the CHSF ? * What are the perceived barriers to psychosocial management among the medical, paramedical and administrative staff members of the cardiac rehabilitation service at the CHSF ?

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

Corbeil-Essonnes, France, 91100

About this study

Cardiac rehabilitation is recommended for patients with acute or chronic cardiovascular disease in accordance with national and international guidelines.

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines cardiac rehabilitation as "the sum of activity and interventions required to ensure the best possible physical, mental, and social conditions so that patients with chronic or post-acute cardiovascular disease may, by their own efforts, preserve or resume their proper place in society and lead an active life".

In France, the clinical practice guidelines issued by the French National Authority for Health (HAS) and the French Society of Cardiology emphasize the need for a multidisciplinary approach to cardiac rehabilitation, integrating psychosocial support and preparation for return to work, in addition to exercise training, cardiovascular risk factor management, optimization of pharmacological treatment, screening for comorbidities, therapeutic and dietary education.

According to experts, improving patients' working conditions and preparing their return to work before actual work resumption constitute major components of psychosocial care.

Such interventions can be facilitated through occupational health services, including workplace assessments and adjustments to job tasks or working hours.

Although psychosocial care is recognized as an essential component of both cardiac rehabilitation and successful return to work, its implementation within rehabilitation programs remains insufficient in practice.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female, legally adult patients, participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program in day hospital at the CHSF
  • Active in the workforce
  • Planning to return to work
  • Patients informed of the study and who did not object to it

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient under legal guardianship
  • Presence of cognitive impairments
  • Patients who do not speak nor understand French.

Treatment and study plan

Self administered questionnaire of cardiac rehabilitation staff members

Other

Intervention Description : The patients will be asked about :

  • Their sociodemographic profile (age, gender, family status)
  • Their professional profile
  • Their current hospitalisation (reason for hospitalisation, and screening for symptoms of anxiety and depression)
  • Perceived barriers to psychological support
  • Perceived barriers to using occupational health services

Self administered questionnaire of cardiac rehabilitation patients

Other

The staff members will be asked about :

  • Their sociodemographic profile
  • Their professional profile
  • Perceived barriers to psychological support
  • Perceived barriers to referral to occupational health services.

Self administered questionnaire of occupational health physicians

Other

Occupational health physicians will be asked about their practices concerning employees returning to work after cardiac rehabilitation

Primary outcomes

  1. Perceived barriers to psychosocial management

    Time frame: at day 0

    likert scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anxiety (GAD-7 score scale)

    Time frame: at day 0

    Minimal, mild, moderate, severe

  2. Depression (PHQ9 score scale)

    Time frame: at day 0

    Minimal, mild, moderate, severe

  3. Practices concerning employees returning to work after cardiac rehabilitation

    Time frame: at day 0

    likert scale

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Caroline TOURTE

CONTACT

[email protected]

01 61 69 31 50 ext. 33 1

François KOUKOUI, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

01 61 69 80 86 ext. 33 1

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

Other

Registry information

Acronym: PSYRCV

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jun 16, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 16, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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