Key result
Women participating in cardiac rehabilitation had significantly less well-met preferences for avoiding pain and fatigue during exercise compared to men.
Population
65 individuals (33 men and 32 women) participating in a cardiac rehabilitation program
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Women may have less well-met preferences for avoiding pain and fatigue in cardiac rehabilitation; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=65)
Cardiac rehabilitation programs should incorporate joint goal setting, progress discussions, exercise choices, and address women's specific concerns about pain and fatigue to better meet patient preferences.
Moore et al. (1996) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac rehabilitation (n=65). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Importance and experience of 17 cardiac rehabilitation program features. Women participating in cardiac rehabilitation had significantly less well-met preferences for avoiding pain and fatigue during exercise compared to men.
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