Key result
The Lifestyle Change Program did not significantly improve overall health status compared to control, but significantly improved depression, stress, life satisfaction, and lipid profiles.
Why the study?
Does a holistic cardiac rehabilitation program improve overall health status and biopsychosocial risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease?
Population
Patients with coronary heart disease
Comparison
Lifestyle Change Program, a holistic cardiac… vs Control group
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Upon programme completion
Authors
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Does not support adopting holistic cardiac rehab for overall health status; hypothesis-generating for psychosocial and lipid benefits in CHD.
Does a holistic cardiac rehabilitation program improve overall health status and biopsychosocial risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease?
A holistic cardiac rehabilitation program did not significantly improve overall health status compared to a control group, but demonstrated within-group improvements in psychosocial well-being and lipid profiles.
Kreikebaum et al. (2011) studied coronary heart disease. Lifestyle Change Program (LSCP) vs. control group was evaluated on overall health status. The Lifestyle Change Program did not significantly improve overall health status compared to control, but significantly improved depression, stress, life satisfaction, and lipid profiles.
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