Promoting Cardiac Rehabilitation Use Across the Phases: Focus on Women

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dc.contributor.advisorGrace, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.authorHeald, Fiorella Andani
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-04T15:02:57Z
dc.date.available2023-08-04T15:02:57Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-04
dc.date.updated2023-08-04T15:02:56Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractCardiac rehabilitation (CR) utilization is sub-optimal, especially in women, despite the abundant evidence of its benefits. This thesis aimed to understand CR utilization across the acute, outpatient, and maintenance phases, with a focus on women. First, an observational study evaluated an evidence-based online course for inpatient cardiac healthcare providers on promoting patient participation in CR. The course was effective in increasing CR knowledge, self-efficacy, and encouragement practices among providers. Second, a retrospective cohort study compared patient characteristics, utilization, and outcomes in women in mixed-sex, women-only, and home-based CR models. While caution is warranted, the benefit of women-only CR was not evident; therefore, whether full gender-tailored programs are advantageous requires further investigation. Finally, the effects of maintenance phase CR were reviewed in women and men using subgroup meta-analyses. Limited data suggested maintenance CR improves cardiorespiratory fitness and lipids in women and men, but anthropometrics only in men.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41279
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectHealth sciences
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subject.keywordsCardiac rehabilitation
dc.subject.keywordsSecondary prevention
dc.subject.keywordsCardiovascular disease
dc.subject.keywordsCardiac outcomes
dc.subject.keywordsCardiovascular risk factors
dc.subject.keywordsHealthcare utilization
dc.subject.keywordsHealthcare provider
dc.subject.keywordsProgram adherence
dc.subject.keywordsHealth promotion
dc.subject.keywordsWomen
dc.subject.keywordsSex differences
dc.subject.keywordsGender-tailored program
dc.titlePromoting Cardiac Rehabilitation Use Across the Phases: Focus on Women
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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