Susan L. Dunn, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, is Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Holli A. DeVon, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, is Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing.
Eileen G. Collins, PhD, RN, FAACVPR, FAAN, is Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Anna Luong, BSN, RN, is a doctoral student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Madison P. Buursma, BSN, RN, is a doctoral student, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Melissa Gutierrez-Kapheim, MS, is a Project Director, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Ulf G. Bronas, PhD, ATC, ATR, FSVM, FAHA, is Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing.
Accepted for publication July 2, 2020.
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01NR017649. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
This study was approved by the University of Illinois at Chicago Institutional Review Board and the Spectrum Health Institutional Review Board. Written informed consent was obtained from the participants of the study. CONSORT guidelines were followed.
The trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03907891; “Reducing Hopelessness Through Enhanced Physical Activity in Adults With Ischemic Heart Disease”; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03907891; date of registration 04/09/19; date first participant enrolled 08/01/19).
The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.
Corresponding author: Susan L. Dunn, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, 845 South Damen Ave., Chicago IL 60612 (e-mail: [email protected]).
