Patient Preferences for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Desired Program Elements

Journal of Cardiopulmonary RehabilitationPublished 1 November 1999

Jennifer Filip, Carole McGillen, Lori Mosca

DOI10.1097/00008483-199911000-00002

Citations45

TL;DR

Patient-perceived preferences in cardiac rehabilitation programs and desired program elements differed significantly by age, but not gender, and younger patients rated stress management, vocational counseling, and smoking cessation more favorably than older patients.

Abstract

Program preferences differed significantly by age, but not gender. Older patients enrolled in home-based programs over clinic-based programs. Younger patients rated stress management, vocational counseling, and smoking cessation more favorably than older patients. Strategies to enhance patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation should incorporate patient age and preferences for program types and elements.

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