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Gender differences in motivations and perceived effects of Mind-Body Therapy (MBT) practice and views on integrative cardiac rehabilitation among acute coronary syndrome patients: Why do women use MBT?
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2008-12)
Background: Over one-third of cardiac patients practice Mind-Body Therapy (MBT), particularly women. Considering women are less likely to engage in conventional physical activity, few studies have examined why MBT is ...
Cardiac rehabilitation II: referral and participation
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2002-05)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability for women and men. Substantial health risks continue
following ischemic coronary events (ICEs), but secondary prevention efforts, including cardiac ...
Cardiac rehabilitation I: review of psychosocial factors
(Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2002-05)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause ofdeath and disability for women and men. There are gender differences in recovery
from coronary events, which may be due physiological, sociodemographic, or psychosocial ...
Factors Affecting Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral by Physician Specialty
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008-07)
PURPOSE: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is widely underutilized because of multiple factors including physician referral practices. Previous research has shown CR referral varies by type of provider, with cardiologists more ...
Longitudinal Course of Depressive Symptomatology After a Cardiac Event: Effects of Gender and Cardiac Rehabilitation
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005-01)
Psychological well-being in obese in patients with ischemic heart disease at entry and at discharge from a four-week cardiac rehabilitation program
(Frontiers Media, 2010)
The purposes of this observational pre-post study were twofold: 1- to evaluate psychological health in obese patients with ischemic heart disease at admission to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and 2 – to examine the effectiveness ...
A Narrative Review on Women and Cardiac Rehabilitation: Program adherence and preferences for alternative models of care.
(2010-11)
Despite the preponderance of evidence on the numerous benefits of CR, it remains largely under-utilized in women. The objective of this narrative review was to summarize and synthesize the literature on women and CR with ...
Psychosocial well-being over the two years following cardiac rehabilitation initiation & association with heart-health behaviors
(Elsevier, 2018-05)
The objective of this research was to track psychosocial well-being over 2 years following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) initiation, and its' association with heart-health behaviors.
Patients from 3 CR programs were approached ...
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 ...