Key result
Women with cardiac disease experience distinct physical and psychosocial problems during recovery compared to men.
Why the study?
Women with cardiac disease experience different physical and psychosocial problems than men during recovery and rehabilitation, impacting their self-definition and rehabilitation outcomes.
Highlights the unique physical and psychosocial challenges women face during cardiac rehabilitation and the implications for nursing care.
Suggests clinicians consider sex differences in cardiac rehab; leaves open whether tailored programs improve outcomes.
This article reviews the literature regarding women with cardiac disease to identify factors that impact their self-definition and rehabilitation. Research suggests that women have different physical and psychosocial problems than men during recovery and rehabilitation. A woman's adult development model is described, showing how these factors may affect a woman's self-definition. The implications of these factors are discussed for female clients in a cardiac rehabilitation setting; the implications for nursing and future research are also presented.
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Parchert et al. (1989) conducted a review in Cardiac disease. Nursing in cardiac rehabilitation was evaluated. A review of the literature suggests that women with cardiac disease experience different physical and psychosocial problems than men during recovery and rehabilitation.
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