A large body of empirical research shows that psychosocial risk factors (PSRFs) such as low
socio-economic status, social isolation, stress, type-D personality, depression and anxiety …

Background Psychosocial factors in cardiovascular diseases are increasingly
acknowledged by patients, health care providers and payer organizations. Due to the rapidly …

Aim The purpose of this study was to describe the proportions of patients referred to and
attending cardiac rehabilitation programmes in Europe and to compare lifestyle and risk …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and
reduces hospitalizations in patients with heart failure, but international uptake of cardiac …

Background Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing revascularization
procedures often experience ongoing, diminished functional capacity, high rates of …

Background Finding innovative and cost-efficient care strategies that induce long-term
health benefits in cardiac patients constitutes a big challenge today. The aim of this …

Background Cardiac telerehabilitation has been introduced as an adjunct or alternative to
conventional center-based cardiac rehabilitation to increase its long-term effectiveness …

Background Mobile health interventions, especially smartphone applications (apps), have
been proposed as promising interventions for supporting adherence to healthy behaviour in …

Cardiac rehabilitation that includes either exercise training alone or exercise training in
addition to psychosocial, risk factor management and/or educational interventions is …

Background Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is important in improving the
quality of patient care. Methods The HeartQoL Project, with cross-sectional and longitudinal …