Population
Partners from 86 couples at cardiac rehabilitation admission
Design
Dyadic study using self-report questionnaires
Key result
Patient activation during cardiac rehabilitation was higher when the partner's illness perception was less pessimistic, the partner was less overprotective, and the couple coped better together.
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for dyadic influences on activation in cardiac rehab; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Cross-Sectional (n=172)
Donato et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=172). Relational drivers (partner illness perception, overprotectiveness, dyadic coping) was evaluated on Patient activation. Patient activation during cardiac rehabilitation was higher when the partner's illness perception was less pessimistic, the partner was less overprotective, and the couple coped better together.