Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a comprehensive education intervention on sustaining knowledge, exercise, diet, self-efficacy, and health literacy, and to identify predictors of exercise maintenance 6 months after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation.
Does a structured educational curriculum improve maintenance of knowledge, exercise behavior, heart-healthy food intake, self-efficacy, and health literacy 6 months after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation?
Comparison
Comprehensive education intervention with evaluations pre-, post-CR, and post-discharge
Design
Prospective longitudinal study
Follow-up
6 mo post-discharge
Authors
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May support sustained lifestyle changes 6 months post-CR; hypothesis-generating for structured curricula and requires prospective trials before practice change.
Does a structured educational curriculum improve maintenance of knowledge, exercise behavior, heart-healthy food intake, self-efficacy, and health literacy 6 months after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation?
A structured educational curriculum during cardiac rehabilitation supports the 6-month maintenance of exercise, healthy food intake, knowledge, and self-efficacy.
Ghisi et al. (2020) studied this question.
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