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A Longitudinal Examination of the Social-Ecological Correlates of Exercise in Men and Women Following Cardiac Rehabilitation
(MDPI, 2019-02-16)
Cardiac patients who engage in ≥150 min of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA)/week have lower mortality, yet MVPA declines even following cardiac rehabilitation (CR), and is lower in women. A randomized ...
Interventions to Promote Patient Utilization of Cardiac Rehabilitation: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(MDPI, 2019-02-05)
Too few patients utilize cardiac rehabilitation (CR), despite its benefits. The Cochrane review assessing the effectiveness of interventions to increase CR utilization (enrolment, adherence, and completion) was updated. A ...
Barriers to cardiac rehabilitation delivery in a low-resource setting from the perspective of healthcare administrators, rehabilitation providers, and cardiac patients
(Biomed Central, 2019-09-02)
Background: Despite clinical practice guideline recommendations that cardiovascular disease patients participate, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are highly unavailable and underutilized. This is particularly true in ...
Maintenance of Gains, Morbidity, and Mortality at 1 Year Following Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Middle‐Income Country: A Wait‐List Control Crossover Trial
(American Heart Association, 2019-02-15)
Background-—Despite the epidemic of cardiovascular diseases in middle-income countries, few trials are testing the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This trial assessed (1) maintenance of functional capacity, risk ...
Geographic Issues in Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization: A Narrative Review.
(2010-11)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to review the current evidence regarding the relationship between geographic indicators and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) utilization among coronary heart disease (CHD) patients.
Results: ...
Post-traumatic growth among cardiac outpatients: Degree comparison with other chronic illness samples and correlates.
(2010-07)
This study evaluated the sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral correlates of Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, and the degree of PTG compared to other patient groups.
Using a ...
Referral and use of heart failure clinics: What factors are related to utilization?
(2012-07)
Background: Due to its growing prevalence, heart failure (HF) has become a major burden worldwide. HF clinics have been shown to reduce hospital readmissions, and generally have favorable effects on quality of life, survival ...
Cultural factors facilitating cardiac rehabilitation participation among Canadian South Asians: A qualitative study
(2010-11)
Purpose: South Asians experience high rates of cardiovascular disease yet participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) at low rates. Drawing on the PRECEDE model, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to ...
Systematizing Inpatient Referral to Cardiac Rehabilitation 2010: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND CANADIAN CARDIOVASCULAR SOCIETY JOINT POSITION PAPER
(2011-05)
Despite recommendations in clinical practice guidelines, evidence suggests cardiac rehabilitation (CR) referral and utilization following indicated cardiac events is low. Referral strategies such as systematic referral ...