Background Providing patient information is a central aspect of patient-centered care.
Fulfilling personal information needs has positive effects on several health-related …

Background The benefits of home-based cardiac rehabilitation exercise are well-established
and depend on long-term adherence. However, there is no uniform and recognized cardiac …

Background Despite their differential risk factor burden, context and often different forms of
heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs generally do not provide women with …

Background: With increasing age, the prevalence of chronic diseases increases. Since
health-promoting behaviors (HPB) are considered a basic way of preventing diseases …

Aims Tailored education is recommended for cardiac patients, yet little is known about
information needs in areas of the world where it is most needed. This study aims to assess …

Objective To (1) describe cardiac rehabilitation (CR) participant information needs,(2)
investigate whether CR providers are cognizant of patient's information needs and preferred …

Objectives To develop and psychometrically-validate a revised version of the Coronary
Artery Disease Education Questionnaire (CADE-Q)–a tool to assess patients' knowledge …

Background Women are less likely than men to use cardiac rehabilitation (CR); thus, women-
focused (WF) CR was developed. Implementation of WF CR globally was investigated, as …

Background Research has shown that the provision of pertinent health information to
patients with cardiovascular disease is associated with better adherence to medical …

Background: Patient education is an essential part of cardiovascular patients' care targeting
self-management behavior to reduce risk factors and subsequent events. Herein, a short …