A Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Hopelessness Through Enhanced Physical Activity in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
This 5-year study concluded its enrollment in 2023, with data collection complete in 2024. We would like to extend our gratitude to all staff and participants who made this study possible.
Invited Media Interviews
Dunn, S.L. (2021, February). Managing suicide risk in research study participants. UIC Today. University of Illinois Chicago. https://today.uic.edu/managing-suicide-risk-in-research-study-participants
Dunn, S.L. (2021, February). Suicide Risk Management Protocol for Patients with Ischemic CVD Who Report Hopelessness. American College of Cardiology Clinical Topics. https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/journal-scans/2021/02/18/16/54/suicide-risk-management-protocol-for-patients-with-ischemic-cvd-who-report-hopelessness
Dunn, S. L. (2019, August). Expert viewpoint. Vital Signs (Fall, 2019). University of Illinois College of Nursing.
https://issuu.com/vitalsigns-uicnursing/docs/vs_fall2019_singlepages/32
Posted on September 21, 2020
790 KABC Release: UIC research study receives funds to evaluate effects of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place efforts on health outcomes in heart patients. September 2020: Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Evaluate the Impact of…
Posted on September 21, 2020
Medicine & Health in Science Magazine: UIC research study on improving care for patients with heart disease evaluates Heart Up! intervention on the negative impact COVID-19. September 2020: Hopelessness In Heart Patients Study…
Posted on September 21, 2020
News Medical Life Sciences Release: Researchers at UIC receive grant to study the effects of shelter-in-place on physical activity and other health outcomes. September 2020: News Medical Life Sciences; Researchers Receive NIH Grant…
Posted on September 21, 2020
Newsbreak: A UIC study, Heart Up!, receives a supplemental grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to factor in shelter-in-place and physical distancing impact on heart patients. September 2020: Newsbreak Release
Posted on September 21, 2020
UIC Today: The Heart Up! Study receives grant to examine the impact of COVID-19 on heart disease patients. September 2020: UIC Supplement Grant for COVID-19
Posted on February 04, 2020
Associate Professor Dr. Susan Dunn speaks to authors of Vital Signs about hopelessness and assessment of hopelessness by healthcare professionals. Fall 2019: Vital Signs Interview
Posted on February 03, 2020
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a grant that will allow them to study how to improve care for heart disease patients struggling with hopelessness. UIC News Release: 2019
Posted on February 03, 2020
The College of Nursing released an announcement regarding the Heart Up! study and what it entails. February 2019: CON News Release