Background Healthy lifestyles are an important facet of cardiovascular risk management.
Unfortunately many individuals fail to engage with lifestyle change programmes. There are …

Background: Greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation improves morbidity and mortality
in people with coronary heart disease, but little is understood of patients' decisions to …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs can prevent
heart disease in high-risk populations. However, up to half of all patients referred to these …

Background: International research indicates that attendance of patients to a proposed
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme varies between 21% and 75%. Addressing the …

Background: Referral to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention programs remains
very low, despite evidence suggesting strong clinical efficacy. To develop evidence-based …

Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) experience many barriers to participate in
cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. Several studies identify barriers that can affect …

Comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation has positive effects on many cardiac risk factors
(physical activity, smoking status, cholesterol, anxiety and depression) and can lead to …

Background A 30 minute drive time threshold has often been cited as indicative of
accessible health services. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a chronic disease management …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is underutilized in the United States, with fewer than
20% of eligible patients participating in CR programs. Individual socioeconomic status is …

Background: Short hospital stays for patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) reduce
the opportunity for risk factor intervention during admission. After discharge, cardiac …