Cardiovascular disease causes profound changes in couple relationships, highlighting a need for couples-based interventions and support embedded into cardiac rehabilitation.
Supports couples-based support in cardiac rehab; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Overall, the data suggest that there were profound changes in the couple relationship as a result of CVD, and that there is considerable need to better support the caregiving spouses and the couple as a unit. These results call for interventions designed to provide instrumental support, peer-sharing opportunities and relationship quality enhancement to help couples cope with CVD. Future studies should examine whether couples-based programming embedded into cardiac rehabilitation can be effective at improving relationship quality and reducing patient and partner stress in the aftermath of a cardiac event.
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