Key result
Social support and religiosity show no impact on QoL or exercise capacity during cardiac rehabilitation.
Why the study?
The study evaluated the impact of social support and religiosity/spirituality on recovery from an acute cardiac event or cardiac surgery during cardiac rehabilitation.
Does social support and religiosity/spirituality improve recovery in patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program after an acute cardiac event or cardiac surgery?
Cohort (n=159)
Does social support and religiosity/spirituality improve recovery in patients participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program after an acute cardiac event or cardiac surgery?
Social support is associated with less depression at admission to cardiac rehabilitation, but neither social support nor religiosity/spirituality significantly impacts the trajectory of recovery over a 3-week program.
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Findings do not support targeting social support or religiosity to enhance short-term cardiac rehabilitation gains; leaves open associations with depression and longer-term recovery.
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of social support and religiosity/spirituality (R/S) on the recovery from an acute cardiac event or cardiac surgery during cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Methods In this prospective study, a convenience sample of 159 patients participating in a CR program were enrolled. Religiosity/spirituality, social support, anxiety, depression, health related quality of life (QoL), and exercise capacity (6-min walk test, cycle ergometer test) were assessed. Results Social support was significantly associated with less anxiety ( p < .01), less depression ( p < .01), and better QoL ( p < .05) on admission. After adjustment for age, gender, education level, and morbidity, social support remained significantly associated with less depression ( p < .001). Religiosity/spirituality was significantly associated with less depression ( p < .05), better QoL ( p < .05), and better exercise capacity ( p < .05) at admission. After adjustment for covariates, however, significance was lost. There were no significant impact of either social support or R/S on the course of CR measured by change in QoL or exercise capacity. Conclusion Social support may be a protective factor against depression in the recovery from cardiac events or surgery. Neither social support nor R/S had a significant impact on the course of the 3-week CR program.
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Eglin et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Acute cardiac event or cardiac surgery (n=159). Social support and religiosity/spirituality was evaluated on Change in quality of life or exercise capacity during cardiac rehabilitation. Neither social support nor religiosity/spirituality had a significant impact on the course of a 3-week cardiac rehabilitation program measured by change in quality of life or exercise capacity.
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