Population
49 men entering a 4-month phase II/III cardiac rehabilitation program
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 months (program) plus 1 year follow-up
Authors
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Personality traits may flag adherence risk in cardiac rehab; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before clinical use.
Specific personality traits, such as socialization and well-being, are significantly associated with adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs in men.
Hershberger et al. (1999) studied this question.
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