Why the study?
Does participation in cardiac rehabilitation programmes improve lifestyle, risk factor management, and prophylactic drug use in coronary patients?
Population
5540 consecutive coronary patients interviewed and examined about 1.4 years after hospital discharge for…
Comparison
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programmes vs Non-participation in cardiac rehabilitation…
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
about 1.4 years after hospital discharge
Authors
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Associates cardiac rehabilitation with improved secondary prevention profiles; leaves open whether this reflects treatment effect or healthy adher.
Does participation in cardiac rehabilitation programmes improve lifestyle, risk factor management, and prophylactic drug use in coronary patients?
Participation in cardiac rehabilitation is associated with better risk factor control and higher use of secondary prevention medications, though overall attendance remains low at 35.2%.
K. Kotsev (2004) studied this question.
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