Key result
There was no statistically significant relationship between success with a recommended cardiac lifestyle and satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme 1 year post-completion.
Why the study?
Is satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme associated with success in maintaining a recommended cardiac lifestyle 1 year after completion?
Observational (n=72)
Is satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme associated with success in maintaining a recommended cardiac lifestyle 1 year after completion?
Satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation program did not significantly correlate with long-term success in maintaining a recommended cardiac lifestyle.
Satisfaction with cardiac rehab may not predict sustained lifestyle success; leaves open which program elements support long-term adherence.
A descriptive, correlational approach was used to examine the relationship between success with a recommended cardiac lifestyle and satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme 1 year following completion. The Cardiac Lifestyle Questionnaire (CLQ) and the Programme Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ) evaluated success in eight lifestyle dimensions and four satisfaction areas. Seventy-two participants (85.7%) returned questionnaires. Successful lifestyle dimensions included exercise, tobacco, alcohol and weight; diet, stress and hypertension were unsuccessful. Two open-ended programme satisfaction questions revealed that 'caring' and 'individualized' approaches were most favoured by participants. These provide direction for high-quality care in cardiac rehabilitation programmes. Discriminant analysis did not yield a statistically significant separation of groups relative to cardiac lifestyle on the basis of programme satisfaction areas.
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Castelein et al. (1995) conducted an observational in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=72). Cardiac rehabilitation programme was evaluated on Relationship between success with a recommended cardiac lifestyle and satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme. There was no statistically significant relationship between success with a recommended cardiac lifestyle and satisfaction with a cardiac rehabilitation programme 1 year post-completion.
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