Introduction Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) significantly reduces secondary cardiovascular
events and mortality and is a class 1A recommendation by the American Heart Association …

Objective (1) To investigate the impact of education on patients' knowledge;(2) to determine
if educational interventions are related to health behavior change in cardiac patients; and (3) …

Mixed methods research has the capacity to intersect with other approaches, such as action
research, by adding a solid methodological foundation and creating an integrated approach …

Background Co-morbid depression and anxiety symptoms are frequently under-recognised
and under-treated in heart disease and this negatively impacts self-management. Aims The …

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in males and females
in the United States and globally. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is recommended by the …

Women-focused cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR; phase II) aims to better engage women,
and might result in better quality of life than traditional programs. This first clinical practice …

Objective: To review the recent (1995–2009) literature on psychosocial risk and protective
factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) among women, including negative emotions …

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 Women do not participate in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to the same degree as
men; women-focused CR may address this. This systematic review investigated the:(1) …