IRCT201203144443N5 IRCT 2012-04-16 Tehran University of Medical Scinces Correcting of illness perception of patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Investigating effect of correcting illness perception on adherence to therapeutic regimen and quality of life in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome 2012-04-20 anticipated 76 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/4748 interventional Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Other, Purpose: Prevention. N/A Acute ischemic heart disease, unspecified. Intervention 1: In control group just will receive regular care, without any intervention. Intervention 2: In intervention group, on second day of admitting ,will be done correcting illness perception intervention in 3 sessions, for consecutive days, about 30 minute in the morning shift. its exact content will be individualized according to patients’ responses on the Illness Perception Questionnaire. first session consist of a brief explanation of the pathophysiology of ACS, common symptoms, exploring the patient’s perception about the cause and factors that may have contributed to the development of the ACS, The second session build on the causes will identify by the patient and focus on developing a action plan of minimizing future risk by altering risk factors, In the third session, this action plan will be reviewed and symptoms of recovery and warning signs, Concerns the patient about their medication will be discussed and a booklet will be given. Then intervention group will be followed with telephone contacts at afternoons every week in first 3 weeks, next every other week until twelfth week.